Psalms

Psalm 66:18–20

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!

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

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

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

Psalm 66:20 Psalm 86:12–13 · Psalm 68:35 · Psalm 51:11 · 2 Samuel 7:14–15 · Psalm 22:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.