Psalms

Psalm 66:18–19

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.

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
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

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 66:18 John 9:31 · Proverbs 28:9 · Proverbs 15:29 · Proverbs 15:8 · Isaiah 1:15 · James 4:3 · Proverbs 21:13 · Job 27:8–9 · Job 36:21

Psalm 66:19 Psalm 116:1–2 · Lamentations 3:55–56 · Hebrews 5:7 · Psalm 6:9 · 1 John 3:20–22 · Psalm 34:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.