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There will be silence before You, and praise in Zion, God, And the vow will be fulfilled for You.

Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be performed.

You who hear prayer, To You all mankind comes.

O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

Wrongdoings prevail against me; As for our offenses, You forgive them.

Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.

Blessed is the one You choose and allow to approach You; He will dwell in Your courtyards. We will be satisfied with the goodness of Your house, Your holy temple.

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.

By awesome deeds You answer us in righteousness, God of our salvation, You who are the trust of all the ends of the earth and the farthest sea;

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:

Who establishes the mountains by His strength, Who is encircled with might;

Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power:

Who stills the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And the turmoil of the nations.

Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the people.

They who dwell at the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs; You make the sunrise and the sunset shout for joy.

They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.

You visit the earth and cause it to overflow; You greatly enrich it; The stream of God is full of water; You prepare their grain, for so You prepare the earth.

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.

You water its furrows abundantly, You settle its ridges, You soften it with showers, You bless its growth.

Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof.

You have crowned the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip with fatness.

Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.

The pastures of the wilderness drip, And the hills encircle themselves with rejoicing.

They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.

The meadows are clothed with flocks And the valleys are covered with grain; They shout for joy, yes, they sing.

The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.