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Psalm 65

Psa. 65:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<To the chief Musician
natsach (Hebrew #5329)
properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); also (as denominative from 5331), to be permanent
KJV usage: excel, chief musician (singer), oversee(-r), set forward.
Pronounce: naw-tsakh'
Origin: a primitive root
, A Psalm
mizmowr (Hebrew #4210)
properly, instrumental music; by implication, a poem set to notes
KJV usage: psalm.
Pronounce: miz-more'
Origin: from 2167
and Song
shiyr (Hebrew #7892)
from 7891; a song; abstractly, singing
KJV usage: musical(-ick), X sing(-er, -ing), song.
Pronounce: sheer
Origin: or feminine shiyrah {shee-raw'}
of David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
.>> Praise
thillah (Hebrew #8416)
laudation; specifically (concretely) a hymn
KJV usage: praise.
Pronounce: teh-hil-law'
Origin: from 1984
γwaiteth
duwmiyah (Hebrew #1747)
stillness; adverbially, silently; abstractly quiet, trust
KJV usage: silence, silent, waiteth.
Pronounce: doo-me-yaw'
Origin: from 1820
for thee, O God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
, in Sion
Tsiyown (Hebrew #6726)
Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem
KJV usage: Zion.
Pronounce: tsee-yone'
Origin: the same (regularly) as 6725
: and unto thee shall the vow
neder (Hebrew #5088)
from 5087; a promise (to God); also (concretely) a thing promised
KJV usage: vow((-ed)).
Pronounce: neh'-der
Origin: or neder {nay'-der}
be performed
shalam (Hebrew #7999)
to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications)
KJV usage: make amends, (make an) end, finish, full, give again, make good, (re-)pay (again), (make) (to) (be at) peace(-able), that is perfect, perform, (make) prosper(-ous), recompense, render, requite, make restitution, restore, reward, X surely.
Pronounce: shaw-lam'
Origin: a primitive root
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1-3:  David praises God for his grace.
4-13:  The blessedness of God's chosen by reason of benefits.
Praise.
waiteth.
Heb. is silent.
in Sion.
Psa. 76:2• 2And in Salem is his tent, and his dwelling-place in Zion. (Psa. 76:2)
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Psa. 78:68‑69• 68But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved;
69And he built his sanctuary like the heights, like the earth which he hath founded for ever.
(Psa. 78:68‑69)
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1 Chron. 11:7• 7And David dwelt in the stronghold; therefore they called it the city of David. (1 Chron. 11:7)
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1 Chron. 15:29• 29And it came to pass as the ark of the covenant of Jehovah came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked through a window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart. (1 Chron. 15:29)
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1 Chron. 16:41‑42• 41and with them Heman and Jeduthun, and the rest that were chosen, who were expressed by name, to give thanks to Jehovah, because his loving-kindness endureth for ever;
42and with them, with Heman and Jeduthun, trumpets and cymbals for those that should sound aloud; and the musical instruments of God. And the sons of Jeduthun were at the gate.
(1 Chron. 16:41‑42)
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1 Chron. 25:1‑31• 1And David and the captains of the host separated for the service those of the sons of Asaph and of Heman and of Jeduthun who were to prophesy with harps and lutes and cymbals; and the number of the men employed according to their service was:
2of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asharelah, the sons of Asaph under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied at the direction of the king.
3Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, and Zeri, and Isaiah, Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, and Shimei six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied with the harp, to give thanks and to praise Jehovah.
4Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkijah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth:
5all these were sons of Heman the king's seer in the words of God, to exalt his power; and God had given to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
6All these were under the direction of their fathers Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman, for song in the house of Jehovah, with cymbals, lutes and harps, for the service of the house of God, under the direction of the king.
7And the number of them, with their brethren that were instructed in the songs of Jehovah, all of them skilful, was two hundred and eighty-eight.
8And they cast lots with one another over the charges, the small as well as the great, the teacher with the scholar.
9And the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph; to Gedaliah the second: he and his brethren and his sons were twelve.
10The third to Zaccur; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
11The fourth to Jizri; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
12The fifth to Nethaniah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
13The sixth to Bukkijah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
14The seventh to Jesharelah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
15The eighth to Isaiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
16The ninth to Mattaniah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
17The tenth to Shimei; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
18The eleventh to Azareel; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
19The twelfth to Hashabiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
20The thirteenth to Shubael; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
21The fourteenth to Mattithiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
22The fifteenth to Jeremoth; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
23The sixteenth to Hananiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
24The seventeenth to Joshbekashah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
25The eighteenth to Hanani; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
26The nineteenth to Mallothi; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
27The twentieth to Elijathah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
28The twenty-first to Hothir; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
29The twenty-second to Giddalti; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
30The twenty-third to Mahazioth; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
31The twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer; his sons and his brethren, twelve.
(1 Chron. 25:1‑31)
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Rev. 14:1‑3• 1And I saw, and behold, the Lamb standing upon mount Zion, and with him a hundred and forty-four thousand, having his name and the name of his Father written upon their foreheads.
2And I heard a voice out of the heaven as a voice of many waters, and as a voice of great thunder. And the voice which I heard was as of harp-singers harping with their harps;
3and they sing a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn that song save the hundred and forty-four thousand who were bought from the earth.
(Rev. 14:1‑3)
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 Book 2, Series 3. The end of the indignation. Gog attacks Israel. (“The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy” by B. Anstey)
 Here the thought is, that though the heart be ready, circumstances do not furnish occasion to praise. Praise is silent, though there is the consciousness that praise belongs to God; the vow will be performed. (Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 64-77 by J.N. Darby)
 The psalmist, in his meditation before God, looking beyond his present circumstances, recognizes that Zion will be the center of praise for the whole earth. (Psalms 65 by H. Smith)
 This psalm together with following psalms of this series open out the glorious results of Christ’s return. Praise at first will be silent in Zion because Israel first needs to be restored to the Lord (vs. 1-2 JND Translation). (Book 2. by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David: a Song. Praise waiteth for thee in silence, O God, in Zion; and unto thee shall the vow be performed.