I retired in my 62nd year. That year I studied Psalm 62, and then the next year 63, last year it was Psalm 64. In this new year, I have a new Psalm to read, study, and rejoice! This is my 65th year.
Psalm 65
Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion:
and unto thee shall the vow be performed.
This year I am giving my praise to you, O God. I will live my vow to you.
2 O thou that hearest prayer,
unto thee shall all flesh come.
And I know you hear my callings out to you O God!
3 Iniquities prevail against me:
as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
All that come against me you will take care of in Your own way and I will rejoice in all Your blessings.
4 Blessed is the man whom thou choosest,
and causest to approach unto thee, that
he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied
with the goodness of thy house, even of thy holy temple.
Thank you O Lord for choosing me! I am blessed to live in your House.
5 By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us,
O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the
ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:
I know all the future is in your hands and I do not tremble but rest in your palm.
6 Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains;
being girded with power:
You control all things and have a plan which will be fulfilled.
7 Which stilleth the noise of the seas,
the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.
You will calm all the noise in my heart as you calm the seas and still the waves.
8 They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens:
thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.
I rejoice in each day you give me and strive to please you in my actions.
9 Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it:
thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water:
thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it.
O Lord, thank You for the rains and for the harvest come come. Reap my soul as I will the treasures of my garden.
10 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly:
thou settlest the furrows thereof:
thou makest it soft with showers:
thou blessest the springing thereof.
Lord, I receive all the treasures of Galla Meadow you bestow on me with gladness. The little flowers and birds you send to pleasure your child.
11 Thou crownest the year with thy goodness;
and thy paths drop fatness.
The goodness of our fields I praise you for giving us.
12 They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness:
and the little hills rejoice on every side.
I sing with joy as I look upon our world.
13 The pastures are clothed with flocks;
the valleys also are covered over with corn;
they shout for joy, they also sing.
I raise my voice to you for this year praising you for all my blessings! Praise be to the King!
What Matthew Henry has to say! He lived from 1662 until 1714. I own his commentary.
Commentary on Psalm 65:1-5
All the praise the Lord receives from this earth is from Zion, being the fruit of the Spirit of Christ, and acceptable through him. Praise is silent unto thee, as wanting words to express the great goodness of God. He reveals himself upon a mercy-seat, ready to hear and answer the prayers of all who come unto him by faith in Jesus Christ. Our sins prevail against us; we cannot pretend to balance them with any righteousness of our own: yet, as for our transgressions, of thine own free mercy, and for the sake of a righteousness of thine own providing, we shall not come into condemnation for them. Observe what it is to come into communion with God in order to blessedness. It is to converse with him as one we love and value; it is to apply ourselves closely to religion as to the business of our dwelling-place. Observe how we come into communion with God; only by God's free choice. There is abundance of goodness in God's house, and what is satisfying to the soul; there is enough for all, enough for each: it is always ready; and all without money and without price. By faith and prayer we may keep up communion with God, and bring in comfort from him, wherever we are. But it is only through that blessed One, who approaches the Father as our Advocate and Surety, that sinners may expect or can find this happiness.
Commentary on Psalm 65:6-13
That Almighty strength which sets fast the mountains, upholds the believer. That word which stills the stormy ocean, and speaks it into a calm, can silence our enemies. How contrary soever light and darkness are to each other, it is hard to say which is most welcome. Does the watchman wait for the morning? so does the laborer earnestly desire the shades of evening. Some understand it of the morning and evening sacrifices. We are to look upon daily worship, both alone and with our families, to be the most needful of our daily occupations, the most delightful of our daily comforts. How much the fruitfulness of this lower part of the creation depends upon the influence of the upper, is easy to observe; every good and perfect gift is from above. He who enriches the earth, which is filled with man's sins, by his abundant and varied bounty, can neither want power nor will to feed the souls of his people. Temporal mercies to us unworthy creatures, shadow forth more important blessings. The rising of the Sun of righteousness, and the pouring forth of the influences of the Holy Spirit, that river of God, full of the waters of life and salvation, render the hard, barren, worthless hearts of sinners fruitful in every good work, and change the face of nations more than the sun and rain change the face of nature. Wherever the Lord passes, by his preached gospel, attended by his Holy Spirit, his paths drop fatness, and numbers are taught to rejoice in and praise him. They will descend upon the pastures of the wilderness, all the earth shall hear and embrace the gospel, and bring forth abundantly the fruits of righteousness which are, through Jesus Christ, to the glory of the Father. Manifold and marvelous, O Lord, are thy works, whether of nature or of grace; surely in loving-kindness hast thou made them all.
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