Psalm 65:5 “With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvat…”

Psalm 65:5

With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:

World English Bible

By awesome deeds of righteousness, you answer us, God of our salvation. You who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, of those who are far away on the sea.

American Standard Version

By terrible things thou wilt answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation, Thou that art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, And of them that are afar off upon the sea:

Geneva Bible 1599

O God of our saluation, thou wilt answere vs with fearefull signes in thy righteousnes, O thou the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are farre off in the sea.

Darby Translation

By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation, thou confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of the distant regions of the sea. ...

Young's Literal Translation

By fearful things in righteousness Thou answerest us, O God of our salvation, The confidence of all far off ends of earth and sea.

Bible in Basic English

You will give us an answer in righteousness by great acts of power, O God of our salvation; you who are the hope of all the ends of the earth, and of the far-off lands of the sea;

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Cross references

“terrible”

Deuteronomy 10:21 Psalm 66:3 Psalm 45:4 Psalm 76:3–9 Deuteronomy 4:34 Isaiah 37:36

Deuteronomy 10:21 · BSB

He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome wonders that your eyes have seen.

Psalm 66:3 · BSB

Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.

Psalm 45:4 · BSB

In your splendor ride forth in victory on behalf of truth and humility and justice; may your right hand show your awesome deeds.

Psalm 76:3–9 · BSB

There He shattered the flaming arrows, the shield and sword and weapons of war. Selah

Deuteronomy 4:34 · BSB

Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation—by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, before…

Isaiah 37:36 · BSB

Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!

“righteousness”

Romans 2:5 Psalm 145:17 Revelation 16:5 Revelation 19:1–3 Revelation 15:3 Revelation 15:4

Romans 2:5 · BSB

But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

Psalm 145:17 · BSB

The LORD is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His deeds.

Revelation 16:5 · BSB

And I heard the angel of the waters say: “Righteous are You, O Holy One, who is and was, because You have brought these judgments.

Revelation 19:1–3 · BSB

After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!

Revelation 15:3 · BSB

and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!

Revelation 15:4 · BSB

Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”

“O God”

Psalm 68:19 Psalm 68:20

Psalm 68:19 · BSB

Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Selah

Psalm 68:20 · BSB

Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.

“the confidence”

Isaiah 45:22 Romans 15:10–12 Matthew 28:19 Matthew 28:20

Isaiah 45:22 · BSB

Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other.

Romans 15:10–12 · BSB

Again, it says: “Rejoice, O Gentiles, with His people.”

Matthew 28:19 · BSB

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Matthew 28:20 · BSB

and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

“all”

Psalm 22:27

Psalm 22:27 · BSB

All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.

“afar”

Isaiah 51:5 Isaiah 66:19 Isaiah 60:5 Zephaniah 2:11 Zechariah 9:10 Ephesians 2:17

Isaiah 51:5 · BSB

My righteousness draws near, My salvation is on the way, and My arms will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look for Me and wait in hope for My arm.

Isaiah 66:19 · BSB

I will establish a sign among them, and I will send survivors from among them to the nations—to Tarshish, Put, and the archers of Lud; to Tubal, Javan, and the islands far away who have not heard of My fame or seen My gl…

Isaiah 60:5 · BSB

Then you will look and be radiant, and your heart will tremble and swell with joy, because the riches of the sea will be brought to you, and the wealth of the nations will come to you.

Zephaniah 2:11 · BSB

The LORD will be terrifying to them when He starves all the gods of the earth. Then the nations of every shore will bow in worship to Him, each in its own place.

Zechariah 9:10 · BSB

And I will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the horse from Jerusalem, and the bow of war will be broken. Then He will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will extend from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to…

Ephesians 2:17 · BSB

He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.

Also

Psalm 85:4 Psalm 107:23

Psalm 85:4 · BSB

Restore us, O God of our salvation, and put away Your displeasure toward us.

Psalm 107:23 · BSB

Others went out to sea in ships, conducting trade on the mighty waters.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

4Blessed is the one You choose and bring near to dwell in Your courts! We are filled with the goodness of Your house, the holiness of Your temple.

6You formed the mountains by Your power, having girded Yourself with might.

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