Psalms 65:9

“Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it, etc.] So the Lord looked upon the earth, quickly after its formation, before rain came upon it, and he watered the whole face of the ground, (<010205>Genesis 2:5,6); so he cared for the land of Judea in particular, and watered it with the rain of heaven, (<051111>Deuteronomy 11:11,12); (see <102101>2 Samuel 21:1-14); to which some think reference is had here; and so he visits and waters the whole earth in general, at certain times and seasons, (<441416>Acts 14:16,17); this may be applied to the church and people of God in Gospel times, who are his husbandry, and the good ground on which the seed falls and is received, and brings forth fruit; and are…”

“visitest--in mercy (compare Psa 8:4). river of God--His exhaustless resources.”

“Thou visitest the earth - God seems to come down that he may attend to the needs of the earth; survey the condition of things; arrange for the welfare of the world which he has made; and supply the needs of those whom he has created to dwell upon it. See the notes at Psalms 8:4. And waterest it - Margin, After thou hadst made it to desire rain. This difference between the translations in the text and in the margin can be accounted for by the various meanings of the original word. The Hebrew term - שׁוק shûq - means properly: (a) to run; (b) to run after anything, to desire, to look for; (c) to run over, to overflow; and then, (d) to cause to overflow. The meaning here evidently is, he…”

“River - With rain, which he very significantly calls a river for its plenty, and the river of God, of God's immediate providing. Them - The inhabitants of the earth. Provided - Or, disposed, the earth, which without this would be hard and barren. Psalms 65:10”

“65:9-13 The created order provides clear evidence of God’s power (65:6-8). He shows his love by maintaining nature. Everything praises the Lord as all the parts fit together harmoniously. 65:9 The river of God and all rivers demonstrate God’s victorious power and goodness through the order in nature and the regularity of the harvests (see 1:3; 36:8; 46:4; Ezek 47:6-12; Zech 14:8; Rev 22:1).”

“visitest: Psa 104:13, Psa 104:14; Deu 11:11, Deu 11:12; Rut 1:6; Job 37:6-13; Jer 14:22; Act 14:17 and waterest it: or, after thou hadst made it to desire rain. Psa 63:1 greatly: Psa 65:11, Psa 68:9, Psa 68:10, Psa 104:13-15, Psa 147:8, Psa 147:9; Job 5:10, Job 5:11; Jer 5:24; Joe 2:23-26 the river: Psa 46:4; Rev 22:1 thou preparest: Psa 104:15, Psa 107:37; Gen 26:12; Ti1 6:17, Ti1 6:18 Psalms 65:10”

“The praise of God on account of the present year's rich blessing, which He has bestowed upon the land of His people. In Psa 65:10, Psa 65:11 God is thanked for having sent down the rain required for the ploughing (vid., Commentary on Isaiah, ii. 522) and for the increase of the seed sown, so that, as vv. 12-14 affirm, there is the prospect of a rich harvest. The harvest itself, as follows from v. 14b, is not yet housed. The whole of Psa 65:10, Psa 65:11 is a retrospect; in vv. 12-14 the whole is a description of the blessing standing before their eyes, which God has put upon the year now drawing to a close. Certainly, if the forms רוּה and נחת were supplicatory imperatives, then the prayer…”