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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 his pavilion{HR}And his dwelling-place in Zion. (Psa. 76:2)
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Psa. 78:68‑69• 68And he chose the tribe of Judah,{HR}The mount Zion which he loved.
69And he built his sanctuary like high [places],{HR}Like the earth he founded forever.
(Psa. 78:68‑69)
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1 Chron. 11:7• 7And David dwelt in the castle; 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 looking out at a window 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• 41{i}and 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 forever;{/i}
42{i}and 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.{/i}
(1 Chron. 16:41‑42)
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1 Chron. 25:1‑31• 1Moreover, David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries and with cymbals; and the number of the workmen according to their service was:
2{i}of 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.{/i}
3{i}Of 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.{/i}
4{i}Of Heman, the sons of Heman: Bukkijah, Mattaniah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Jerimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Eliathah, Giddalti, and Romamti-ezer, Joshbekashah, Mallothi, Hothir, Mahazioth:{/i}
5{i}all 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.{/i}
6{i}All 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.{/i}
7{i}And 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.{/i}
8{i}And they cast lots with one another over the charges, the small as well as the great, the teacher with the scholar.{/i}
9{i}And the first lot came forth for Asaph to Joseph; to Gedaliah the second: he and his brethren and his sons were twelve.{/i}
10{i}The third to Zaccur; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
11{i}The fourth to Jizri; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
12{i}The fifth to Nethaniah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
13{i}The sixth to Bukkijah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
14{i}The seventh to Jesharelah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
15{i}The eighth to Isaiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
16{i}The ninth to Mattaniah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
17{i}The tenth to Shimei; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
18{i}The eleventh to Azareel; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
19{i}The twelfth to Hashabiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
20{i}The thirteenth to Shubael; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
21{i}The fourteenth to Mattithiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
22{i}The fifteenth to Jeremoth; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
23{i}The sixteenth to Hananiah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
24{i}The seventeenth to Joshbekashah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
25{i}The eighteenth to Hanani; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
26{i}The nineteenth to Mallothi; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
27{i}The twentieth to Elijathah; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
28{i}The twenty-first to Hothir; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
29{i}The twenty-second to Giddalti; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
30{i}The twenty-third to Mahazioth; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
31{i}The twenty-fourth to Romamti-ezer; his sons and his brethren, twelve.{/i}
(1 Chron. 25:1‑31)
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Rev. 14:1‑3• 1And I saw, and, behold, the Lamb standing upon the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty {i}and{/i} four thousand, having his name and his Father's name written on their foreheads.
2And I heard a voice out of the heaven, as a voice of many waters and as a voice of loud thunder: and the voice which I heard {i}was{/i} as of harpers harping with their harps;
3and they sing [as] a new song before the throne, and before the four living creatures and the elders; and no one could learn the song but the hundred forty {i}and{/i} four thousand that 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. (Psalm 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.

W. Kelly Translation

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To the chief musician; a psalm of David, a song.{HR}To thee waiteth praisea, O God, in Zion,{HR}And to thee shall vow be paid.

WK Translation Notes

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The phrase literally is "silence," or as some understand "waiteth in silence."