New English Translation
Psalms 66:19
19However, God heard; he listened to 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.
- New King James Version (NKJV)But certainly God has heard me; He has attended to the voice of my prayer.
Context of Psalms 66:19
17I cried out to him for help and praised him with my tongue. 18If I had harbored sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened. However, God heard; he listened to my prayer. 20God deserves praise, for he did not reject my prayer or abandon his love for 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 appeal for mercy; the Lord has accepted my prayer.
- Psalms 34:6This oppressed man cried out and the Lord heard; he saved him from all his troubles.
- Psalms 116:1I love the Lord because he heard my plea for mercy,
- Lamentations 3:55I have called on your name, O Lord, from the deepest pit.
- Hebrews 5:7During his earthly life Christ offered both requests and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death and he was heard because of his devotion.
- 1 John 3:20that if our conscience condemns us, that God is greater than our conscience and knows all things.
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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