Focused Passage

Psalms 66:16-20

Come and See, Come and Hear the God Who Delivers and Hears

Psalm 66 moves from global praise, to remembered exodus deliverance, to corporate testimony of refining affliction, to individual vow-fulfillment and assurance that God heard prayer.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

16Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.

17I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.

18If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

19But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.

20Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!

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References and Original Words

Verse 16

Cross-references

Psalms 34:6Classic cross-references Mark 5:19Classic cross-references Psalms 34:11Classic cross-references Psalms 71:15Classic cross-references Malachi 3:16Classic cross-references

Original words

Comeלְכֽוּ־H1980Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluraland listenשִׁמְע֣וּH8085Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralall youכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructwho fearיִרְאֵ֣יH3373Adjective - masculine plural constructGodאֱלֹהִ֑יםH430Noun - masculine pluraland I will declareוַ֭אֲסַפְּרָהH5608Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularwhatאֲשֶׁ֖רH834Pronoun - relativeHe has doneעָשָׂ֣הH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularfor meלְנַפְשִֽׁי׃H5315Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular

Verse 17

Cross-references

Psalms 149:6Classic cross-references Job 22:27Classic cross-references Psalms 34:6Classic cross-references Psalms 116:1Classic cross-references Psalms 116:12Classic cross-references

Original words

I cried outקָרָ֑אתִיH7121Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularto Himאֵלָ֥יוH413Preposition | third person masculine singularwith my mouthפִּֽי־H6310Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularand praised Himוְ֝רוֹמַ֗םH7318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Pual - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularwithתַּ֣חַתH8478Prepositionmy tongueלְשׁוֹנִֽי׃H3956Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular

BSB notes

Or and His praise was on my tongue

Verse 18

Cross-references

John 9:31Classic cross-references Proverbs 28:9Classic cross-references Proverbs 15:29Classic cross-references Psalms 19:14Classic cross-references Proverbs 15:8Classic cross-references

Original words

Ifאִם־H518ConjunctionI had cherishedרָאִ֣יתִיH7200Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singulariniquityאָ֭וֶןH205Noun - masculine singularin my heartבְלִבִּ֑יH3820Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularthe Lordאֲדֹנָֽי׃H136Noun - proper - masculine singularwould notלֹ֖אH3808Adverb - Negative particlehave listenedיִשְׁמַ֣ע׀H8085Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular

Verse 19

Cross-references

1 Chronicles 4:10Classic cross-references 2 Kings 20:5Classic cross-references Psalms 116:1Classic cross-references Psalms 6:9Classic cross-references Psalms 65:2Classic cross-references

Original words

But Godאֱלֹהִ֑יםH430Noun - masculine pluralhas surelyאָ֭כֵןH403Adverbheardשָׁמַ֣עH8085Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularHe has attendedהִ֝קְשִׁ֗יבH7181Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularto the soundבְּק֣וֹלH6963Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof my prayerתְּפִלָּתִֽי׃H8605Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular

Verse 20

Cross-references

Psalms 86:12Classic cross-references Psalms 68:35Classic cross-references Psalms 51:11Classic cross-references 2 Samuel 7:14Classic cross-references Psalms 22:24Classic cross-references

Original words

Blessedבָּר֥וּךְH1288Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular[be] Godאֱלֹהִ֑יםH430Noun - masculine pluralwhoאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativehas notלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlerejectedהֵסִ֘ירH5493Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularmy prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֥יH8605Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularor withheld from meמֵאִתִּֽי׃H854Preposition-m | first person common singularHis loving devotionוְ֝חַסְדּ֗וֹH2617Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular

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