Psalms 65:1-13

The allusions to the Temple worship show that this Ps. belongs to a later age than David's. As to its occasion we can gather that a national religious festival at Jerusalem was in view (Psalms 65:1), that a striking national deliverance had produced a wide-spread impression of God's power (Psalms 65:5), and that a favourable season gave promise of an abundant harvest (Psalms 65:9). The presentation of the firstfruits at the Passover (Leviticus 23:10) would suit the first and last conditions, and the repulse of the Assyrian invasion in Hezekiah's reign would fulfil the second.