Albert Barnes Commentary Psalms 65:10

"Thou waterest its furrows abundantly; Thou settlest the ridges thereof: Thou makest it soft with showers; Thou blessest the springing thereof." — Psalms 65:10 (ASV)

Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly—Or rather, its furrows, because this is what the Hebrew word properly means (Job 31:38; Job 39:10). The allusion is to the furrows made by the plow, which are filled with water by the rains.

Thou settlest the furrows thereof—Or rather, you beat down its ridges. Literally, you make them descend. That is, the rain—falling on them—beats them down, so that the ground becomes level.

Thou makest it soft with showers—Margin, you dissolve it. The idea is, to soften, to loosen, to make the soil light and open. All farmers know that this is necessary, and that it cannot be done without water.

Thou blessest the springing thereof—Or, what springs from it; the vegetation. You bless it by causing it to grow luxuriantly, thus producing an abundant harvest.