English Standard Version
Psalms 65:2
2O you who hear prayer, to you shall all flesh come.
Psalms 65:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
- New International Version (NIV)You who answer prayer, to you all people will come.
- New King James Version (NKJV)O You who hear prayer, To You all flesh will come.
- New Living Translation (NLT)for you answer our prayers. All of us must come to you.
Context of Psalms 65:2
1Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion, and to you shall vows be performed. O you who hear prayer, to you shall all flesh come. 3When iniquities prevail against me, you atone for our transgressions. 4Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts! We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple!
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שֹׁמֵ֥עַ תְּפִלָּ֑ה עָ֝דֶ֗יךָ כָּל־בָּשָׂ֥ר יָבֹֽאוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 65:2
- Psalms 66:19But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.
- Psalms 102:17he regards the prayer of the destitute and does not despise their prayer.
- Psalms 145:18The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
- 1 Kings 18:29And as midday passed, they raved on until the time of the offering of the oblation, but there was no voice. No one answered; no one paid attention.
- 2 Chronicles 33:13He prayed to him, and God was moved by his entreaty and heard his plea and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord was God.
- Isaiah 65:24Before they call I will answer; while they are yet speaking I will hear.
- Jeremiah 29:12Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.
- Daniel 9:17Now therefore, O our God, listen to the prayer of your servant and to his pleas for mercy, and for your own sake, O Lord, make your face to shine upon your sanctuary, which is desolate.
- Luke 11:9And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
- Acts 10:31and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your alms have been remembered before God.
- 1 John 5:14And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.
- Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you.
- Psalms 66:4All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name." Selah
- Psalms 86:9All the nations you have made shall come and worship before you, O Lord, and shall glorify your name.
- Isaiah 49:6he says: "It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to bring back the preserved of Israel; I will make you as a light for the nations, that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth."
- Isaiah 66:23From new moon to new moon, and from Sabbath to Sabbath, all flesh shall come to worship before me, declares the Lord.
Commentaries on Psalms 65:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Unto thee shall all flesh come - All human beings should pray to God; and from him alone the sufficient portion of human spirits is to be derived. It is supposed to be a prediction of the calling of the Gentiles to the faith of the Gospel of Christ. A minister, immensely corpulent, began his address to God in the pulpit with these words: "O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come!" and most unluckily laid a strong emphasis on All Flesh…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2O thou that hearest prayer - Who hast revealed thyself as a God hearing prayer - one of the leading characteristics of whose nature it is that thou dost hear prayer. Literally, “Hearer of prayer, to thee shall all flesh come.” Nothing as applied even to God is more sublime and beautiful than the appellative “Hearer of prayer.” Nothing in his attributes is of more interest and importance to man. Nothing more indicates his condescension and goodness…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2all people: This means all humans.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. All are encouraged to pray by God's readiness to hear.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 65
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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