The Meaning of Psalms 65:13 Explained

Psalms 65:13

KJV: The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.

YLT: Clothed have lambs the flock, And valleys are covered with corn, They shout -- yea, they sing!

Darby: The meadows are clothed with flocks, and the valleys are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, yea, they sing.

ASV: The pastures are clothed with flocks; The valleys also are covered over with grain; They shout for joy, they also sing.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The pastures  are clothed  with flocks;  the valleys  also are covered over  with corn;  they shout for joy,  they also sing. 

What does Psalms 65:13 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalm 65:1-13 - Abundant Favor From Our Gracious God
This joyous hymn was probably composed for use in the sanctuary at one of the great annual festivals. It deals expressly with God's bounty in the fertility of the earth.
The Temple courts, Psalms 65:1-4
God hears our prayer, purges away our transgressions, chooses us, and causes us to approach. Let us ask Him to cause us to approach and to make us dwell in the consciousness of His presence. If iniquities prevail and transgressions shame us, there is provision for these also. God shall purge them away. For such condescending love all flesh shall ultimately come to His footstool.
Terrible things, Psalms 65:5-7
Thunder tones and lightning flashes, inaccessible mountains and roaring seas-such are the darker aspects of nature. But beneath all, like a sweet refrain, we hear Him praised as the God of salvation. Make Him your confidence, by land and sea.
The beauty and order of the world, Psalms 65:8-13
Brimming rivers, soft spring showers, golden harvests, the hum of the bees in mountain pastures, the call of the ewes to their lambs-all bespeak God's goodness. Let us ask Him to visit our hearts with the throb of springtime. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalm 65

1  David praises God for his grace
4  The blessedness of God's chosen by reason of benefits

What do the individual words in Psalms 65:13 mean?

Are clothed the pastures with flocks and the valleys are covered with grain they shout for joy also they sing
לָבְשׁ֬וּ כָרִ֨ים ׀ הַצֹּ֗אן וַעֲמָקִ֥ים יַֽעַטְפוּ־ בָ֑ר יִ֝תְרוֹעֲע֗וּ אַף־ יָשִֽׁירוּ

לָבְשׁ֬וּ  Are  clothed 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural
Root: לָבַשׁ  
Sense: to dress, wear, clothe, put on clothing, be clothed.
כָרִ֨ים ׀  the  pastures 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: כַּר 
Sense: howdah, palanquin, basket saddle.
הַצֹּ֗אן  with  flocks 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: צֹאן  
Sense: small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks.
וַעֲמָקִ֥ים  and  the  valleys 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural
Root: עֵמֶק  
Sense: valley, vale, lowland, open country.
יַֽעַטְפוּ־  are  covered 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: עָטוּף 
Sense: to turn aside.
בָ֑ר  with  grain 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בַּר 
Sense: corn, grain.
יִ֝תְרוֹעֲע֗וּ  they  shout  for  joy 
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: רוּעַ  
Sense: to shout, raise a sound, cry out, give a blast.
אַף־  also 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: אַף  
Sense: also, yea, though, so much the more adv.
יָשִֽׁירוּ  they  sing 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: שִׁיר  
Sense: to sing.