Psalms 65 Comparison: Bible in Basic English vs New Heart English Bible

Psalms 65

¹It is right for you, O God, to have praise in Zion: to you let the offering be made.

²To you, O hearer of prayer, let the words of all flesh come.

³Evils have overcome us: but as for our sins, you will take them away.

⁴Happy is the man of your selection, to whom you give a resting-place in your house; we will be full of the good things out of your holy place.

⁵You will give us an answer in righteousness by great acts of power, O God of our salvation; you who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of the far-off lands of the sea;

⁶The God by whose strength the mountains are fixed; who is robed with power:

⁷Who makes the loud voice of the sea quiet, and puts an end to the sound of its waves.

⁸Those in the farthest parts of the earth have fear when they see your signs: the outgoings of the morning and evening are glad because of you.

⁹You have given your blessing to the earth, watering it and making it fertile; the river of God is full of water: and having made it ready, you give men grain.

¹⁰You make the ploughed lands full of water; you make smooth the slopes: you make the earth soft with showers, sending your blessing on its growth.

¹¹The year is crowned with the good you give; life-giving rain is dropping from your footsteps,

¹²Falling on the grass of the waste land: and the little hills are glad on every side.

¹³The grass-land is thick with flocks; the valleys are full of grain; they give glad cries and songs of joy.

Psalms 65

¹Praise waits for you, God, in Zion. To you shall vows be performed.

²You who hear prayer, to you all men will come.

³Sins overwhelmed me, but you atoned for our transgressions.

⁴Blessed is one whom you choose, and cause to come near, that he may live in your courts. We will be filled with the goodness of your house, your holy temple.

⁵By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of our salvation. You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, of those who are far away on the sea;

⁶Who by his power forms the mountains, having armed yourself with strength;

⁷who stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.

⁸They also who dwell in faraway places are afraid at your wonders. You call the morning's dawn and the evening with songs of joy.

⁹You visit the earth, and water it. You greatly enrich it. The river of God is full of water. You provide them grain, for so you have ordained it.

¹⁰You drench its furrows. You level its ridges. You soften it with showers. You bless it with a crop.

¹¹You crown the year with your bounty. Your carts overflow with abundance.

¹²The wilderness grasslands overflow. The hills are clothed with gladness.

¹³The pastures are covered with flocks. The valleys also are clothed with grain. They shout for joy! They also sing.