Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
Parallel translations
- WEB Blessed be God, who has not turned away my prayer, nor his loving kindness from me.
- BSB Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!
- NKJV Blessed be God, Who has not turned away my prayer, Nor His mercy from me!
- NASB Blessed be God, Who has not turned away my prayer Nor His favor from me.
- NLT Praise God, who did not ignore my prayer or withdraw his unfailing love from me.
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Quick answer
Blessed be God, who did not reject his prayer or withhold His steadfast love. It closes with praise for God's faithful, unfailing love.
Overview
The psalm ends by blessing God, who neither turned away the prayer nor removed His loving kindness. Answered prayer is grounded in God's covenant love. That steadfast love is supremely demonstrated and secured in Christ, from which nothing can separate us.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Ps 86:12–13I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.
- Ps 68:35O God, thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.
- Ps 51:11Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
- 2 Sam 7:14–15I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:
- Ps 22:24For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
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