King James Version
Psalms 65:13 in the King James Version says “The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 65 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.”
Psalms 65:13 · KJV
Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness. with: Heb. of
They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side. rejoice: Heb. are girded with joy
The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“are clothed”
H3847properly, wrap around, i.e., (by implication) to put on a garment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
“The pastures”
H3733a ram (as full-grown and fat), including a battering-ram (as butting)
“with flocks”
H6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
“also are covered over”
H5848to shroud, i.e., clothe (whether transitive or reflexive); hence (from the idea of darkness) to languish
“with corn”
H1250grain of any kind (even while standing in the field); by extension the open country
“they shout for joy”
H7321to mar (especially by breaking); figuratively, to split the ears (with sound), i.e., shout (for alarm or joy)
meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively though
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