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Psalms 65:2
2You who answer prayer, to you all people will come.
Psalms 65:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
- English Standard Version (ESV)O you who hear prayer, to you shall all flesh 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 awaits you, our God, in Zion; to you our vows will be fulfilled. You who answer prayer, to you all people will come. 3When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave our transgressions. 4Blessed are those you choose and bring near to live in your courts! We are filled with the good things of your house, of your holy 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 God has surely listened and has heard my prayer.
- Psalms 102:17He will respond to the prayer of the destitute; he will not despise their plea.
- Psalms 145:18The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
- 1 Kings 18:29Midday passed, and they continued their frantic prophesying until the time for the evening sacrifice. But there was no response, no one answered, no one paid attention.
- 2 Chronicles 33:13And when he prayed to him, the Lord was moved by his entreaty and listened to his plea; so he brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord is God.
- Isaiah 65:24Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear.
- Jeremiah 29:12Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
- Daniel 9:17“Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, Lord, look with favor on your desolate sanctuary.
- Luke 11:9“So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
- Acts 10:31and said, ‘Cornelius, God has heard your prayer and remembered your gifts to the poor.
- 1 John 5:14This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
- Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations will bow down before him,
- Psalms 66:4All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you, they sing the praises of your name.”
- Psalms 86:9All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, Lord; they will bring glory to your name.
- Isaiah 49:6he says: “It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.”
- Isaiah 66:23From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come and bow down before me,” says 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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