Psalms 65:2
O You who listen to prayer, all people will come to You.
BSB
ASV
O thou that hearest prayer, Unto thee shall all flesh come.
KJV
O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
1834–1892
UPON Zion there was erected an altar dedicated to God for the offering of sacrifices. Except when prophets were commanded by God to break through the rule, burnt offering was only to be offered there. The worship of God upon the high places was contrary to the divine command: “Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest: but in the place which the Lord shall choose in one of thy tribes, there thou shalt offer thy burnt offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee.”
O thou that hearest prayer. This is thy name, thy nature, thy glory. God not only has heard, but is now hearing prayer, and always must hear prayer, since he is an immutable being and never changes in his attributes. What a delightful title for the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Every right and sincere prayer is as surely heard as it is offered.
God named as the one "that hearest prayer" — confidence rooted in his character, not the petitioner's techniqu…
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Isaiah 65:24Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
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“Do not be afraid, Daniel,” he said, “for from the first day that you purposed to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response…
And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and…
When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
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Psalms 86:9All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.
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Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.
All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah
