Sálmarnir 65:9

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9 (65:10) Þú hefir vitjað landsins og vökvað það, blessað það ríkulega með læk Guðs, fullum af vatni, þú hefir framleitt korn þess, því að þannig hefir þú gjört það úr garði.

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visitest: Psalms 104:13, Psalms 104:14, Deuteronomy 11:11, Deuteronomy 11:12, Ruth 1:6, Job 37:6-13, Jeremiah 14:22, Acts 14:17

and waterest it: or, after thou hadst made it to desire rain. Psalms 63:1

greatly: Psalms 65:11, Psalms 68:9, Psalms 68:10, Psalms 104:13-15, Psalms 147:8, Psalms 147:9, Job 5:10, Job 5:11, Jeremiah 5:24, Joel 2:23-26

the river: Psalms 46:4, Revelation 22:1

thou preparest: Psalms 104:15, Psalms 107:37, Genesis 26:12, 1 Timothy 6:17, 1 Timothy 6:18

Reciprocal: Genesis 2:5 - had not Genesis 27:28 - of the dew Leviticus 26:4 - Then I Deuteronomy 8:7 - General Deuteronomy 11:14 - General Deuteronomy 28:12 - open Deuteronomy 33:14 - the precious 1 Kings 18:1 - I will send rain Job 36:27 - he Job 36:31 - he giveth Job 37:12 - it Job 38:28 - Hath the Psalms 145:9 - good Proverbs 3:20 - the clouds Ecclesiastes 11:3 - the clouds Isaiah 30:23 - shall he Isaiah 55:10 - as the rain Hosea 6:3 - as the rain Zechariah 10:1 - and give Luke 7:16 - God 1 Corinthians 3:9 - ye are God's Hebrews 6:7 - the earth

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it,.... So the Lord looked upon the earth, quickly after its formation, before rain came upon it, and he watered the whole face of the ground, Genesis 2:5; so he cared for the land of Judea in particular, and watered it with the rain of heaven, Deuteronomy 11:11; see 2 Samuel 21:1; to which some think reference is had here; and so he visits and waters the whole earth in general, at certain times and seasons, Acts 14:16; this may be applied to the church and people of God in Gospel times, who are his husbandry, and the good ground on which the seed falls and is received, and brings forth fruit; and are comparable to the earth that drinks in the rain that comes oft upon it, and brings forth herbs meet for those that dress it, and receives a blessing from God, Hebrews 6:7; thus the Lord visited his people, by the mission of his Son to redeem them, whose coming was as the rain, the former and latter, to the earth, Luke 1:68; so he visited the Gentile world, by the preaching of the Gospel by his apostles, whose doctrines dropped as the rain, and distilled as the dew and small rain on the tender herb, and as showers on the grass; and so made a wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water, Acts 15:14; and in like manner he visits particular persons in conversion, and waters them with the graces of his Spirit, by which he regenerates, quickens, and sanctifies them, and makes them fruitful, Isaiah 44:3;

thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, [which] is full of water; not Shiloah nor Jordan; but the clouds which are full of rain, which falling upon the earth, impregnate it with rich particles, which make it very fertile and fruitful; so the Targum,

"with a multitude of fruits thou enrichest it out of the river of God, which is in heaven, which is full of rain:''

this may mystically denote the river of God's everlasting love, which is full of the blessings of grace, and which flowing upon his people, makes them fruitful, and enriches them with the riches of grace and glory; see Psalms 46:4;

thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so provided for it; or because thou hast so prepared it o; that is, the earth being disposed and prepared by the Lord, watered and enriched with the rain of heaven, produces corn in great plenty for the inhabitants of the earth; which may spiritually design either the fruitfulness of the saints, whose hearts are disposed and prepared by the grace of God to receive the seed of the word, which brings forth fruit in them; or the bread corn, that wheat of the Gospel, and Christ the sum and substance of it, which is of God's preparing for his people, and by which they are nourished and made comfortable; see Zechariah 9:17.

o כי כן תבינה "quia sic parasti eam", Pagninus; so Cocceius.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thou visitest the earth - God seems to come down that he may attend to the needs of the earth; survey the condition of things; arrange for the welfare of the world which he has made; and supply the needs of those whom he has created to dwell upon it. See the notes at Psalms 8:4.

And waterest it - Margin, After thou hadst made it to desire rain. This difference between the translations in the text and in the margin can be accounted for by the various meanings of the original word. The Hebrew term - שׁוק shûq - means properly:

(a) to run;

(b) to run after anything, to desire, to look for;

(c) to run over, to overflow; and then,

(d) to cause to overflow.

The meaning here evidently is, he drenched the earth, or caused the water to run abundantly. The reference is to a copious rain after a drought.

Thou greatly enrichest it - That is, Thou givest to it abundance; thou pourest water upon it in such quantities, and in such a manner, as to make it rich in its productions.

With the river of God - A river so abundant and full that it seems to come from God; it is such as we should expect to flow from a Being infinite in resources and in benevolence. Anything great is in the Scriptures often described as belonging to God, or his name is added to it to denote its greatness. Thus, hills of God mean lofty hills; cedars of God, lofty cedars, etc.

Which is full of water - The waters are so abundant that it seems as if they must come from God.

Thou preparest them corn - Grain. Thou givest to those who cultivate the earth an abundant harvest.

When thou hast so provided for it - Or rather, When thou hast thus prepared the earth, to wit, by sending down abundant rains upon it. God prepares the earth to bear an abundant harvest, and then he gives that harvest. The preparation of the earth for the harvest, and then the givinq of the harvest, are alike from him. The harvest could not be without the previous rain, and neither the rain nor the harvest could be without God. He does not create a harvest by miracle, but follows the order which he has himself ordained, and has respect to his own laws.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 65:9. Thou visitest the earth — God is represented as going through the whole globe, and examining the wants of every part, and directing the clouds how and where to deposit their fertilizing showers, and the rivers where to direct their beneficial courses.

The river of God — Some think the Jordan is meant; and the visiting and watering refer to rain after a long drought. But the clouds may be thus denominated, which properly are the origin of rivers.

Thou preparest them corn — Or, Thou wilt prepare them corn, because "thou hast provided for it." Thou hast made all necessary provision for the fertilization of the earth. Thou hast endued the ground with a vegetative power. Rains, dews, and the genial heat of the sun enable it to put forth that power in providing grass for cattle, and corn for the service of man.