¹For the music director, a psalm of David, a song. Praise awaits you, O God, in Zion. Vows made to you are fulfilled. ²You hear prayers; all people approach you. ³Our record of sins overwhelms me, but you forgive our acts of rebellion. ⁴How blessed is the one whom you choose and allow to live in your palace courts. May we be satisfied with the good things of your house— your holy palace. ⁵You answer our prayers by performing awesome acts of deliverance, O God, our savior. All the ends of the earth trust in you, as well as those living across the wide seas. ⁶You created the mountains by your power and demonstrated your strength. ⁷You calmed the raging seas and their roaring waves, as well as the commotion made by the nations. ⁸Even those living in the remotest areas are awestruck by your acts; you cause those living in the east and west to praise you.⁹You visit the earth and give it rain; you make it rich and fertile. God’s streams are full of water; you provide grain for the people of the earth, for you have prepared the earth in this way.¹⁰You saturate its furrows, and soak its plowed ground. With rain showers you soften its soil, and make its crops grow. ¹¹You crown the year with your good blessings, and you leave abundance in your wake. ¹²The pastures in the wilderness glisten with moisture, and the hills are clothed with joy. ¹³The meadows are clothed with sheep, and the valleys are covered with grain. They shout joyfully, yes, they sing.