You have crownedthe yearwith Your bounty,And Your pathsdrip[with] fatness.
Whichthe cloudspourdown,They dripupon manabundantly.
"He givesrainon the earthAnd sendswateron the fields,
Who redeemsyour lifefrom the pit,Who crownsyou with lovingkindnessand compassion;
He watersthe mountainsfrom His upperchambers;The earthis satisfiedwith the fruitof His works.
He laysthe beamsof His upperchambersin the waters;He makesthe cloudsHis chariot;He walksupon the wingsof the wind;
Allthe pathsof the LORDare lovingkindnessand truthTo those who keepHis covenantand His testimonies.
They drinktheir fillof the abundanceof Your house;And You givethem to drinkof the riverof Your delights.
For it is You who blessesthe righteousman,O LORD,You surroundhim with favoras with a shield.
Your creaturessettledin it; You providedin Your goodnessfor the poor,O God.
The naiveinheritfoolishness,But the sensibleare crownedwith knowledge.
Whoknowswhether He will [not] turnand relentAnd leavea blessingbehindHim, [Even] a grain offeringand a drinkofferingFor the LORDyour God?
Is the seedstillin the barn?Evenincludingthe vine,the figtree,the pomegranateand the olivetree,it has not borne[fruit]. Yet from thisdayon I will bless[you].'"
"Bringthe wholetitheinto the storehouse,so that there may be foodin My house,and testMe nowin this,"saysthe LORDof hosts,"ifI will not openfor you the windowsof heavenand pourout for you a blessinguntilit overflows.
But ifsomeof the brancheswere broken off,and you, beinga wild olive,were graftedin amongthem and becamepartakerwith them of the richrootof the olive tree,
a landfor whichthe LORDyour Godcares;the eyesof the LORDyour Godare alwayson it, from the beginningeven to the endof the year.
