English Standard Version
Psalms 66:19
19But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.
Psalms 66:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
- New International Version (NIV)but God has surely listened and has heard my prayer.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But certainly God has heard me; He has attended to the voice of my prayer.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But God did listen! He paid attention to my prayer.
Context of Psalms 66:19
17I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue. 18If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer. 20Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me!
Read all of Psalms 66Psalms 66:19 word by word
אָ֭כֵן שָׁמַ֣ע אֱלֹהִ֑ים הִ֝קְשִׁ֗יב בְּק֣וֹל תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 66:19
- Psalms 6:9The Lord has heard my plea; the Lord accepts my prayer.
- Psalms 34:6This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him and saved him out of all his troubles.
- Psalms 116:1I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy.
- Lamentations 3:55"I called on your name, O Lord, from the depths of the pit;
- Hebrews 5:7In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence.
- 1 John 3:20for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything.
Commentaries on Psalms 66:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Verily God hath heard me - A sure proof that my prayer was upright, and my heart honest, before him.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19But verily God hath heard me - That is, He has given me evidence that he has heard my prayer; and, in doing this, he has thus given me the assurance also that I do not regard iniquity in my heart. The evidence that he has heard me is at the same time proof to my mind that I do not love sin. As it is a settled and universal principle that God does not hear prayer when there is in the heart a cherished love and purpose of iniquity, so it follows that, if…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-20Verses 13-20 We should declare unto those that fear God, what he has done for our souls, and how he has heard and answered our prayers, inviting them to join us in prayer and praise; this will turn to our mutual comfort, and to the glory of God. We cannot share these spiritual privileges, if we retain the love of sin in our hearts, though we refrain from the gross practice, Sin, regarded in the heart, will spoil the comfort and success of prayer; for the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-20The private testimony at the end of the psalm matches the public praise at the beginning (Psalm 66:1–4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-2016-20. With these he unites his public thanks, inviting those who fear God (Psa 60:4; 61:5, His true worshippers) to hear. He vindicates his sincerity, inasmuch as God would not hear hypocrites, but had heard him.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 66
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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