Psalms 66:20 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 66:20

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

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Blessed be God, Who hath not turned away my prayer, Nor his lovingkindness from me.

KJV

Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer,.... Has not been angry against it, shut it out, or covered himself with a cloud that it might not pass through, which sometimes saints have complained of, Psa 80:4; but graciously heard and received it; nor his mercy from me; for that endures for ever, and is from everlasting to everlasting on them that fear the Lord, Psa 103:17; all which require thankfulness and praise, which is here given.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This he adds by way of correction: "It was not my prayer that fetched the deliverance, but his mercy that sent it." Therefore God does not turn away our prayer, because he does not turn away his own mercy, for that is the foundation of our hopes and the fountain of our comforts, and therefore ought to be the matter of our praises.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

With these he unites his public thanks, inviting those who fear God (Ps 60:4; 61:5, His true worshippers) to hear. He vindicates his sincerity, inasmuch as God would not hear hypocrites, but had heard him.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בָּר֥וּךְ	ba.Rukh	[be] blessed	H1288 →
אֱלֹהִ֑ים	'E.lo.Him	God	H430 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	who	H834 →
לֹֽא־	lo'-	not	H3808 →
הֵסִ֘יר	he.Sir	he has turned aside	H5493 →
תְּפִלָּתִ֥י	te.fi.la.Ti	prayer my	H8605 →
וְ֝חַסְדּ֗וֹ	ve.chas.Do	and covenant loyalty his	H2617 →
מֵאִתִּֽי׃	me.'i.Ti	from with <the> me	H854 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 51:11
Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.
leads to
- Ephesians 4:30
  And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
- 2 Kings 13:23
  But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day, the LORD has been…
- Isaiah 63:10–11
  But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.
- Romans 8:9
  You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong…
- Genesis 6:3
  So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”
Through
Psalms 22:24
For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.
leads to
- Hebrews 5:7
  During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His…
- Isaiah 50:6–9
  I offered My back to those who struck Me, and My cheeks to those who tore out My beard. I did not hide My face from scorn and spittle.
Through
Psalms 68:35
O God, You are awesome in Your sanctuary; the God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!
leads to
- Psalms 29:11
  The LORD gives His people strength; the LORD blesses His people with peace.

About Psalms

Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Psalms