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O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
Psalms 65:2 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB You who hear prayer, to you all men will come.
  • BSB O You who listen to prayer, all people will come to You.
  • NKJV O You who hear prayer, To You all flesh will come.
  • NASB You who hear prayer, To You all mankind comes.
  • NLT for you answer our prayers. All of us must come to you.

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Quick answer

God is the One who hears prayer, so all people will come to Him. It celebrates God as the universal hearer of prayer.

Overview

David names God as the One who hears prayer and anticipates that all flesh will come to Him. This points beyond Israel toward the nations, hinting at God's worldwide purpose. In Christ this is fulfilled as people from every nation draw near to God through Him who ever lives to intercede.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 19

  • Jer 29:12–13Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
  • Isa 65:24And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
  • Isa 66:23And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.
  • 1 Jn 5:14–15And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:
  • Ps 66:19But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
  • Ps 86:9All nations whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord; and shall glorify thy name.
  • Ps 145:18–19The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
  • Acts 10:31And said, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, and thine alms are had in remembrance in the sight of God.
  • Luke 11:9–10And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
  • Dan 9:17–19Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord’s sake.
  • 2 Chr 33:13And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God.
  • Ps 66:4All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.
  • 1 Kgs 18:37Hear me, O LORD, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the LORD God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again.
  • Ps 102:17He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
  • Isa 49:6And he said, It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
  • John 12:32And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.
  • Rev 11:15And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
  • 1 Kgs 18:29And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded.
  • Ps 22:27All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.

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  • VideoBibleProject — Psalms videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryEnduring Word — verse-by-verseDavid Guzik · Lay · Free · evangelical

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Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 65:2 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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