Psalms 65: You Crown the Year with Your Bounty

The title of Psalm 65 calls it a Psalm by David, a song. Praise waits for God in Zion. God hears prayer and forgives sins. He forms the mountains and stills the roaring seas. He waters the earth and makes it grow. The hills, pastures and valleys shout for joy and sing.

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World English Bible · 13 verses

¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song. Praise waits for you, God, in Zion. Vows shall be performed to you.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
² You who hear prayer, all men will come to you.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³ Sins overwhelmed me, but you atoned for our transgressions.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴ Blessed is the 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁵ By 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁶ By your power, you form the mountains, having armed yourself with strength.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁷ You still the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁸ They also who dwell in faraway places are afraid at your wonders. You call the morning’s dawn and the evening with songs of joy.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁹ You 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁰ You drench its furrows. You level its ridges. You soften it with showers. You bless it with a crop.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹¹ You crown the year with your bounty. Your carts overflow with abundance.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹² The wilderness grasslands overflow. The hills are clothed with gladness.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹³ The pastures are covered with flocks. The valleys also are clothed with grain. They shout for joy! They also sing.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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Psalms 65 · Preschool

God Makes Things Grow

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Color the rain, the grain and the river. God waters the earth and makes food grow.

Can you find these in the picture? Circle each one!

Bible Verse

“You 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.”

Psalms 65:9 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God sends rain so plants can grow. He gives us food. Let's thank God for our food today!

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Psalms 65 · Grade 4

God of the Harvest

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Read and Think

The title of Psalm 65 calls it a Psalm by David, a song for the Chief Musician. It begins in Zion, where praise waits for God. God hears prayer, so all people will come to him. Though sins overwhelmed the singer, God atoned for their transgressions. Blessed is the one God brings near to live in his courts.

The psalm widens to the whole world. God answers with awesome deeds of righteousness and is the hope of all the ends of the earth. By his power he forms the mountains and stills the roaring seas and the turmoil of the nations. He calls the morning's dawn and the evening with songs of joy.

Finally, God is the farmer of the world. He visits the earth and waters it. He drenches its furrows, levels its ridges and softens it with showers. You crown the year with your bounty. The wilderness, hills, pastures and valleys are pictured as clothed with gladness, and they shout for joy and sing.

Show What You Know

What does God do about sins that overwhelmed the singer?
Whose hope is God?
What does God still besides the seas?
How does the psalm picture the land at harvest?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

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It begins in Zion, where praise waits for .
God hears , so all people will come to him.
You the year with your bounty.
The wilderness, hills, pastures and are pictured as clothed with gladness, and they shout for joy and sing.

Think About It

What are some ways God has blessed you with food and good things?
The psalm says even hills sing. How can you join in praising God?

Memory Verse

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

Psalms 65:11 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for crowning the year with goodness. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

What are the three circles of the psalm?
How can your family thank God for each meal?

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Psalms 65 · Grade 5

Crowned with Bounty

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Read and Think

The title of Psalm 65 calls it a Psalm by David, a song. The psalm moves outward in three circles. It begins in God's house. Praise waits for you, God, in Zion. God is the one who hears prayer, and he deals with the deepest human problem: Sins overwhelmed me, but you atoned for our transgressions. Blessed is the one whom you choose and cause to come near.

The second circle is the whole earth. God is the hope of all the ends of the earth, even of those far away on the sea. He forms the mountains and stills the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations. The same power that calms the sea calms the restless peoples of the world.

The third circle is the farmland. God visits the earth and waters it, drenching its furrows and softening it with showers. You crown the year with your bounty. Your carts overflow with abundance. Hills, pastures and valleys are personified as dressed in gladness and singing. The God who forgives sin is also the God who sends rain.

Show What You Know

What are the three circles of Psalm 65?
What deepest human problem does God deal with?
What does God still along with the seas?
What does it mean that God crowns the year with his bounty?

Crossword

Across

You who hear ____.
The ____ of God is full of water.

Down

You ____ the year with your bounty.
The valleys also are clothed with ____.
The river of God is full of ____.

Think About It

Why do you think the psalm begins with forgiveness before it talks about harvest?
How can you thank God for the gifts of each season?

Memory Verse

“Blessed is the 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.”

Psalms 65:4 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for crowning the year with goodness. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How is God like a farmer?
Why is it good to start by asking God to forgive you?
What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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God Makes Things Grow

Prayer

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God Gives Rain

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Mini Maze

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Prayer

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A Good Harvest

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Match the Pictures

Crowned With Goodness

Prayer

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God Waters the Earth

Read the Story

Show What You Know

Word Search

Prayer

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The Hills Are Glad

Read the Story

Answer the Questions

Crowned With Goodness

Word Search

Prayer

Take It Home

God of the Harvest

Read and Think

Show What You Know

Word Bank Fill-In

Think About It

Copy It

Prayer

Take It Home

Crowned with Bounty

Read and Think

Show What You Know

Crossword

Think About It

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Prayer

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