Psalms 66 · Verse 19

Psalms 66:19

But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
Psalms 66:19, King James Version

Psalms 66:19 in other translations

BSBBut God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.
WEBBut most certainly, God has listened. He has heard the voice of my prayer.
ASVBut verily God hath heard; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
YLTBut God hath heard, He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
DARBYBut God hath heard; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
BBEBut truly God's ear has been open; he has give attention to the voice of my prayer.
WebsterBut verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

What does Psalms 66:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 66:16-20

16-20. 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.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 19 Verily God hath heard me - A sure proof that my prayer was upright, and my heart honest, before him.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 66:13-20

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…

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Psalms 66:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אָ֭כֵן'A.khenneverthelessH403
שָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'he has heardH8085
אֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
הִ֝קְשִׁ֗יבhik.Shivhe has paid attentionH7181
בְּק֣וֹלbe.Kolto [the] sound ofH6963
תְּפִלָּתִֽי\׃te.fi.la.Tiprayer myH8605

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 66:19

  • Psalms 116:1-2

    I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

  • Hebrews 5:7

    Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

  • Lamentations 3:55-56

    I called upon thy name, O Lord, out of the low dungeon. Thou hast heard my voice: hide not thine ear at my breathing, at my cry.

  • Psalms 6:9

    The Lord hath heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer.

  • Psalms 34:6

    This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

  • 1 John 3:20-22

    For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
6:9; 34:6; 116:1,2; La 3:55,56; Heb 5:7; 1Jo 3:20-22

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 66:18

    If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

  • Psalms 66:19

    But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

  • Psalms 66:20

    Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.

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Psalms 66:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mas ciertamente me oyó Dios; antendió á la voz de mi súplica.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Cependant Dieu m’a écouté; il a fait attention à la voix de ma prière.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Doch Gott hat gehört, er hat gemerkt auf die Stimme meines Gebets.