What does Psalm 65:11 mean?

Again, David acknowledges God gracious provision of earth's bountiful harvest (Psalm 65:9–10). As in the first verse of the psalm (Psalm 65:1), the original Hebrew uses murky phrasing. The words involve lavish harvest, paths, and spilling over. Most translations express this as paths well-worn by harvest carts overflowing with grain. This has "crowned" the year, likely referring to the harvest as the fulfillment of a year's hard work.

When the Lord sent Israel into the Promised Land, He promised that their obedience (Deuteronomy 30:15–16) would result in abundant harvests. For that reason, every seventh year the people of Israel were commanded not to cultivate their fields. Leviticus 25:3–4 commands: "For six years you shall sow your field, and for six years you shall prune your vineyard and gather in its fruits, but in the seventh year there shall be a Sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a Sabbath to the LORD. You shall not sow your field or prune your vineyard." In addition, every fiftieth year was to be a jubilee, in which the people of Israel were told: "You shall neither sow nor reap what grows of itself nor gather grapes from the undressed vines" (Leviticus 25:11). The choice not to plant or harvest would require faith that God had provided and would continue to do so.