Psalms 65:12

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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

Complete Jewish Bible:

The desert pastures drip water, the hills are wrapped with joy,

Berean Standard Bible:

The pastures of the wilderness overflow; the hills are robed with joy.

American Standard Version:

They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness; And the hills are girded with joy.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

They drop{H7491}{H8799)} upon the pastures{H4999} of the wilderness{H4057}: and the little hills{H1389} rejoice{H1524} on every side{H2296}{H8799)}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Job 38:26

  • To cause it to rain on the earth, [where] no man [is; on] the wilderness, wherein [there is] no man;

Job 38:27

  • To satisfy the desolate and waste [ground]; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

Psalms 104:10

  • ¶ He sendeth the springs into the valleys, [which] run among the hills.

Psalms 104:13

  • He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.

Joel 2:22

  • Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field: for the pastures of the wilderness do spring, for the tree beareth her fruit, the fig tree and the vine do yield their strength.

Isaiah 61:10

  • ¶ I will greatly rejoice in the LORD, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh [himself] with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth [herself] with her jewels.

Isaiah 61:11

  • For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.

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Commentary for Psalms 65:12

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H7491
    There are 5 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: רָעַף
    Transliteration: râʻaph
    Pronunciation: raw-af'
    Description: a primitive root; to drip; distil, drop (down).
  2. Strong's Number: H4999
    There are 12 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נָאָה
    Transliteration: nâʼâh
    Pronunciation: naw-aw'
    Description: from נָאָה; a home; figuratively, a pasture; habitation, house, pasture, pleasant place.
  3. Strong's Number: H4057
    There are 257 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: מִדְבָּר
    Transliteration: midbâr
    Pronunciation: mid-bawr'
    Description: from דָבַר in the sense of driving; a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs); desert, south, speech, wilderness.
  4. Strong's Number: H1389
    There are 69 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גִּבְעָה
    Transliteration: gibʻâh
    Pronunciation: ghib-aw'
    Description: feminine from the same as גֶּבַע; a hillock; hill, little hill.
  5. Strong's Number: H1524
    There are 10 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: גִּיל
    Transliteration: gîyl
    Pronunciation: gheel
    Description: from גִּיל; a revolution (of time, i.e. an age); also joy; [idiom] exceedingly, gladness, [idiom] greatly, joy, rejoice(-ing), sort.
  6. Strong's Number: H2296
    There are 40 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חָגַר
    Transliteration: châgar
    Pronunciation: khaw-gar'
    Description: a primitive root; to gird on (as a belt, armor, etc.); be able to put on, be afraid, appointed, gird, restrain, [idiom] on every side.