A prayer of thanksgiving
2 - 4 The psalmist is aware of his community's unworthiness and give thanks for a divine bounty.
5 - 8. The psalmist knows the bounty comes from God.
9 - 12. My notes: "At God's touch the earth comes alive withe vegetation and flocks. The pastures are clothed with flocks, the valleys blanketed with grain; they cheer and sing for joy.
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1 "Praise awaits you, O God, and we will fulfill our vows to you." The main point is stated right off.
2 "O you who hear prayer" = God
"to you all men will come" EVERYONE will eventually turn to God.
3 "When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave our transgressions." This is the main point and blessing of being a Christian.
4 Those that God chooses (us) and brings near to him will be "filled with the good things of your house."
5 "You answer us (our prayers) with awesome deeds of righteousness." God is "the hope of all the ends of the earth and the frathest seas."
7 God, who formed mountains and stilled the roaring waves of the seas, will also still the turmoil of the nations. (very relevant to current events)
9-13 God has blessed the land with abundant water, grain, grass, flocks.
12 "The hills are clothed with gladness."
13 "The meadows are covered with flocks and the valleys are mantled with grain; they shout for joy and sing."
Earth is personified in these poetic verses.
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