Psalm 65:13

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

Cross-references

Psalm 65:8 Parallel

Psalm 65:8 describes the morning and evening rejoicing, part of the same psalm's celebration of God's provision that culminates in verse 13.

Psalm 96:11-13 calls fields and trees to rejoice before the LORD — mirroring the singing meadows and shouting valleys of Psalm 65:13.

Psalm 98:7-9 has hills singing for joy together before the LORD — directly parallel to the hills girded with joy in Psalm 65:13.

Psalm 96:12 Parallel

Psalm 96:12 explicitly calls the field to be joyful and trees to rejoice, directly paralleling the joyful fields and valleys in Psalm 65:13.

Psalm 98:8 Parallel

In Psalm 98:8, rivers clap and mountains sing — the same personification of creation rejoicing as the shouting meadows and valleys here.

Psalm 104:24–28 Related theme

Psalm 104:24-28 expands on God's provision for all creatures, showing the same divine care that fills the meadows with flocks and grain.

Isaiah 35:1 Parallel

Isaiah 35:1 says the wilderness and desert shall rejoice and blossom — echoing the overflowing pastures of the wilderness in Psalm 65:13.

Acts 14:17 Parallel

Acts 14:17 describes God giving rains and fruitful seasons, filling hearts with food and gladness — the same provision that makes the valleys shout for joy.

Jeremiah 48:33 describes the removal of joy from the fields — the opposite of the joyful harvest in Psalm 65:13.

Isaiah 55:12 echoes this image of creation rejoicing — mountains and trees singing, paralleling the joyful pastures and valleys.

Isaiah 35:2 Parallel

Isaiah 35:2 continues with abundant blossoming and joyful singing — the same imagery of nature rejoicing in God's glory as in Psalm 65:13.

Joel 2:21 Parallel

Joel 2:21 commands the land to rejoice and be glad — mirroring the joyful response of nature in this verse.

Habakkuk 3:10 describes mountains trembling and the deep uttering its voice — contrasting the joyful shouting of meadows and valleys here.

Zechariah 9:17 celebrates grain and new wine as signs of God's goodness — paralleling the abundant grain in the valleys of Psalm 65:13.

Job 31:38 Contrast

Job 31:38 personifies the land crying out in complaint, contrasting with the joyful singing of the land in Psalm 65:13.

Isaiah 52:9 Related theme

Isaiah 52:9 also calls for singing and joy, but in the context of Jerusalem's restoration rather than agricultural abundance.

Genesis 27:28 Related theme

Genesis 27:28 is a blessing of agricultural abundance (corn and wine), similar to the plentiful harvest in Psalm 65:13.