Psalms 65:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it, Thou greatly enrichest it; The river of God is full of water: Thou providest them grain, when thou hast so prepared the earth.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּ֤ירְא֨וּ ׀ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י קְ֭צָוֺת מֵאוֹתֹתֶ֑יךָ מ֤וֹצָֽאֵי־בֹ֖קֶר וָעֶ֣רֶב תַּרְנִֽין

Transliteration

wayyîrəʾû yōšḇê qəṣāwōṯ from-ʾôṯōṯêḵā môṣāʾê-ḇōqer wāʿereḇ tarnîn

Grammar Details

*wayyîrəʾû*: conjunction waw (and) with verb, Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - and they fear
*yōšḇê*: participle, Qal active, masculine plural construct - dwellers of/those who dwell in
*qəṣāwōṯ*: noun, feminine plural - ends/extremities
*mē-ʾôṯōṯêḵā*: preposition min (from) with noun, masculine plural and 2nd person masculine singular suffix - from your signs
*môṣāʾê*: noun, masculine plural construct - outgoings of
*ḇōqer*: noun, masculine singular - morning
*wā-ʿereḇ*: conjunction waw (and) with noun, masculine singular - and evening
*tarnîn*: verb, Hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you cause to shout for joy

Word Meanings

*wayyîrəʾû*: they fear/they are in awe/they revere
*yōšḇê*: dwellers of/inhabitants of/those who live in
*qəṣāwōṯ*: ends/furthest parts/extremities
*ʾôṯōṯêḵā*: your signs/wonders/tokens
*môṣāʾê*: outgoings/goings forth
*ḇōqer*: morning/dawn/daybreak
*ʿereḇ*: evening/sunset
*tarnîn*: you cause to shout/sing/rejoice

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Referenced Verses

Ps 46:4 : 4 There is a river, the streams whereof make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.
Ps 68:9-9 : 9 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, Thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary. 10 Thy congregation dwelt therein: Thou, O God, didst prepare of thy goodness for the poor.
Ps 104:13-15 : 13 He watereth the mountains from his chambers: The earth is filled with the fruit of thy works. 14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, And herb for the service of man; That he may bring forth food out of the earth, 15 And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, [And] oil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengtheneth man's heart.
Jer 5:24 : 24 Neither say they in their heart, Let us now fear Jehovah our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in its season; that preserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.
Jer 14:22 : 22 Are there any among the vanities of the nations that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art not thou he, O Jehovah our God? therefore we will wait for thee; for thou hast made all these things.
Joel 2:23-26 : 23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in Jehovah your God; for he giveth you the former rain in just measure, and he causeth to come down for you the rain, the former rain and the latter rain, in the first month. 24 And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil. 25 And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the canker-worm, and the caterpillar, and the palmer-worm, my great army which I sent among you. 26 And ye shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and shall praise the name of Jehovah your God, that hath dealt wondrously with you; and my people shall never be put to shame.
Acts 14:17 : 17 And {G2544} yet He left not himself without witness, in that he did good and gave you from heaven rains and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness.
1 Tim 6:17-18 : 17 Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on {G2198} God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; 18 that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to communicate;
Rev 22:1 : 1 And he showed me a {G2513} river of water of life, bright as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,
Ps 63:1 : 1 A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, thou art my God; earnestly will I seek thee: My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee, In a dry and weary land, where no water is.
Ps 65:11 : 11 Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; And thy paths drop fatness.
Ps 107:37 : 37 And sow fields, and plant vineyards, And get them fruits of increase.
Ps 147:8-9 : 8 Who covereth the heavens with clouds, Who prepareth rain for the earth, Who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. 9 He giveth to the beast his food, [And] to the young ravens which cry.
Ps 147:14 : 14 He maketh peace in thy borders; He filleth thee with the finest of the wheat.
Gen 26:12 : 12 And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundredfold: and Jehovah blessed him.
Lev 26:4 : 4 then I will give your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
Deut 11:11-12 : 11 but the land, whither ye go over to possess it, is a land of hills and valleys, [and] drinketh water of the rain of heaven, 12 a land which Jehovah thy God careth for: the eyes of Jehovah thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
Ruth 1:6 : 6 Then she arose with her daughters-in-law, that she might return from the country of Moab: for she had heard in the country of Moab how that Jehovah had visited his people in giving them bread.
Job 5:10-11 : 10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, And sendeth waters upon the fields; 11 So that he setteth up on high those that are low, And those that mourn are exalted to safety.
Job 37:6-9 : 6 For he saith to the snow, Fall thou on the earth; Likewise to the shower of rain, And to the showers of his mighty rain. 7 He sealeth up the hand of every man, That all men whom he hath made may know [it]. 8 Then the beasts go into coverts, And remain in their dens. 9 Out of the chamber [of the south] cometh the storm, And cold out of the north. 10 By the breath of God ice is given; And the breadth of the waters is straitened. 11 Yea, he ladeth the thick cloud with moisture; He spreadeth abroad the cloud of his lightning: 12 And it is turned round about by his guidance, That they may do whatsoever he commandeth them Upon the face of the habitable world, 13 Whether it be for correction, or for his land, Or for lovingkindness, that he cause it to come.

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