Psalms

Psalm 66:16–20

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.^a

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!

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Come	לְכֽוּ־	lə·ḵū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
and listen	שִׁמְע֣וּ	šim·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
all you	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who fear	יִרְאֵ֣י	yir·’ê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H3373 fear
God	אֱלֹהִ֑ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
and I will declare	וַ֭אֲסַפְּרָה	wa·’ă·sap·pə·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H5608 count
what	אֲשֶׁ֖ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
He has done	עָשָׂ֣ה	‘ā·śāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
for me	לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃	lə·nap̄·šî	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I cried out	קָרָ֑אתִי	qā·rā·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
to Him	אֵלָ֥יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
with my mouth	פִּֽי־	pî-	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6310 mouth
and praised Him	וְ֝רוֹמַ֗ם	wə·rō·w·mam	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Pual - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7318 extolling, praise
with	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
my tongue	לְשׁוֹנִֽי׃	lə·šō·w·nî	Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H3956 tongue

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
I had cherished	רָאִ֣יתִי	rā·’î·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
iniquity	אָ֭וֶן	’ā·wen	Noun - masculine singular	H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness
in my heart	בְלִבִּ֑י	ḇə·lib·bî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
the Lord	אֲדֹנָֽי׃	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
would not	לֹ֖א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
have listened	יִשְׁמַ֣ע׀	yiš·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But God	אֱלֹהִ֑ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
has surely	אָ֭כֵן	’ā·ḵên	Adverb	H403 surely, truly
heard	שָׁמַ֣ע	šā·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
He has attended	הִ֝קְשִׁ֗יב	hiq·šîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7181 incline, attend
to the sound	בְּק֣וֹל	bə·qō·wl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of my prayer	תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃	tə·p̄il·lā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H8605 prayer

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Blessed	בָּר֥וּךְ	bā·rūḵ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H1288 kneel, bless
God	אֱלֹהִ֑ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
who	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
has not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
rejected	הֵסִ֘יר	hê·sîr	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
my prayer	תְּפִלָּתִ֥י	tə·p̄il·lā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H8605 prayer
or withheld from me	מֵאִתִּֽי׃	mê·’it·tî	Preposition-m; first person common singular	H854 with
His loving devotion	וְ֝חַסְדּ֗וֹ	wə·ḥas·dōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness