Psalm for Sunday, July 16, 2023

Reflections 

Psalm 65: 10, 11, 12-13, 14   (Read)

“The Lord has visited the land 

and watered it; greatly has He 

enriched it.” 

  

Water is so critical for a 

place like the Holy Land, 

as it is here in the arid 

climate of Southern 

California.  Without water 

we could not produce any fruit.   We are blessed that “God's watercourses are filled” and He provides us with an abundant harvest.

We also depend upon the Lord to supply us with what 

Jesus called the living water

that satisfies our spiritual thirst. 

Jesus is the Word that drenches us, 

adorns our year with plenty.  

How else could we bear fruit?  

With his showers He softens the land, 

blessing its young sprouts (that is us). 

We are like untilled meadows without 

his word and his grace.  How else 

could we expect our pastures 

to be blanketed with grain? 

The Lord prepares the earth;

He adorns our paths with fruitful rain. 

The hills are robed in joy.

God’s Word is showered down upon us, 

and does not return to God void; 

we do his will;

we are his witnesses; 

we keep the faith. 

Amen

Discussion Questions for Reflection

1.  Our psalmist speaks about the Lord having visited the land and watered it.   

Tell of how the Lord has drenched you with His living water that yields a fruitful 

harvest.

2.  The Psalm assures us that the Lord breaks up the clods of the land and 

softens it with showers.  Give an example of how God's Word has softened 

you up spiritually and led you to do His will.