New King James Version
Psalms 65:2
2O You who hear prayer, To You all flesh will 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)O you who hear prayer, to you shall all flesh come.
- New Living Translation (NLT)for you answer our prayers. All of us must come to you.
Context of Psalms 65:2
1Praise is awaiting You, O God, in Zion; And to You the vow shall be performed. O You who hear prayer, To You all flesh will come. 3Iniquities prevail against me; As for our transgressions, You will provide atonement for them. 4Blessed is the man You choose, And cause to approach You, That he may dwell in Your courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness 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 certainly God has heard me; He has attended to the voice of my prayer.
- Psalms 102:17He shall regard the prayer of the destitute, And shall not despise their prayer.
- Psalms 145:18The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth.
- 1 Kings 18:29And when midday was past, they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice. But there was no voice; no one answered, no one paid attention.
- 2 Chronicles 33:13and prayed to Him; and He received his entreaty, heard his supplication, and brought him back to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord was God.
- Isaiah 65:24“It shall come to pass That before they call, I will answer; And while they are still speaking, I will hear.
- Jeremiah 29:12Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.
- Daniel 9:17Now therefore, our God, hear the prayer of Your servant, and his supplications, and for the Lord’s sake cause Your face to shine on Your sanctuary, which is desolate.
- Luke 11:9“So I say to 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 are remembered in the sight of God.
- 1 John 5:14Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
- Psalms 22:27All the ends of the world Shall remember and turn to the Lord, And all the families of the nations Shall worship before You.
- Psalms 66:4All the earth shall worship You And sing praises to You; They shall sing praises to Your name.” Selah
- Psalms 86:9All nations whom You have made Shall come and worship before You, O Lord, And shall glorify Your name.
- Isaiah 49:6Indeed He says, ‘It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And to restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles, That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth.’ ”
- Isaiah 66:23And it shall come to pass That from one New Moon to another, And from one Sabbath to another, All flesh shall come to worship 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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