Passage

Psalms 65.3

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. ^{For the Chief Musician. A Psalm. A Song of David.} Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion; And unto thee shall the vow be performed. 2. O thou that hearest prayer, Unto thee shall all flesh come."

"3. Iniquities prevail against me: As for our transgressions, thou wilt forgive them."

"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, Thy holy temple. 5. By terrible things thou wilt answer us in righteousness, Oh God of our salvation, Thou that art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, And of them that are afar off upon the sea:" (Psalms 65:1-5, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. A song. Praise waits for you, God, in Zion. To you shall vows be performed. 2. You who hear prayer, to you all men will come."

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

"4. Blessed 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. 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;" (Psalms 65:1-5, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"1. To the chief Musician, A Psalm and Song of David. Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed. ^{waiteth: Heb. is silent} 2. O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come."

"3. Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away. ^{iniquities: Heb. Words, or, Matters of iniquities}"

"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. 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:" (Psalms 65:1-5, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. To the Overseer., A Psalm of David. A Song. To Thee, silence, praise, O God, [is] in Zion, And to Thee is a vow completed. 2. Hearer of prayer, to Thee all flesh cometh."

"3. Matters of iniquities were mightier than I, Our transgressions, Thou dost cover them."

"4. O the happiness of [him whom] Thou choosest, And drawest near, he inhabiteth Thy courts, We are satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, Thy holy temple. 5. By fearful things in righteousness Thou answerest us, O God of our salvation, The confidence of all far off ends of earth and sea." (Psalms 65:1-5, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H3722 - kaphar

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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