Moses and Aaron were among His priests; Samuel was among those who called on His name. They called to the LORD and He answered.
Parallel translations
- WEB Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel among those who call on his name; they called on Yahweh, and he answered them.
- KJV Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them.
- NKJV Moses and Aaron were among His priests, And Samuel was among those who called upon His name; They called upon the Lord, and He answered them.
- NASB ¶Moses and Aaron were among His priests, And Samuel was among those who called on His name; They called upon the Lord and He answered them.
- NLT Moses and Aaron were among his priests; Samuel also called on his name. They cried to the Lord for help, and he answered them.
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Quick answer
Moses, Aaron, and Samuel called on the LORD, and He answered them. God hears the prayers of His faithful servants.
Overview
The psalm recalls great intercessors of Israel's history who prayed and were heard by God. Their example shows that the holy King is also approachable, responding to those who call on His name. This anticipates Christ, the perfect Mediator and Intercessor, through whom God now answers His people's prayers (Hebrews 7:25).
Cross-references & the web
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- Jer 15:1Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel should stand before Me, My heart would not go out to this people. Send them from My presence, and let them go.
- Exod 15:25And Moses cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a log. And when he cast it into the waters, they were sweetened. There the LORD made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there He tested them,
- Exod 24:6–8Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he sprinkled on the altar.
- 1 Sam 7:9–12Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. He cried out to the LORD on behalf of Israel, and the LORD answered him.
- 1 Sam 12:18–24So Samuel called to the LORD, and on that day the LORD sent thunder and rain. As a result, all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.
- Exod 14:15Then the LORD said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the Israelites to go forward.
- Num 16:21–22“Separate yourselves from this congregation so that I may consume them in an instant.”
- Exod 33:12–15Then Moses said to the LORD, “Look, You have been telling me, ‘Lead this people up,’ but You have not let me know whom You will send with me. Yet You have said, ‘I know you by name, and you have found favor in My sight.’
- Num 14:13–20But Moses said to the LORD, “The Egyptians will hear of it, for by Your strength You brought this people from among them.
- Exod 32:11–14But Moses sought the favor of the LORD his God, saying, “O LORD, why does Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand?
- Exod 32:30The next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. Now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.”
- Num 16:47–48So Aaron took the censer as Moses had ordered and ran into the midst of the assembly. And seeing that the plague had begun among the people, he offered the incense and made atonement for the people.
- Exod 29:11–37And you shall slaughter the bull before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
- Lev 8:1–30Then the LORD said to Moses,
- Exod 40:23–29He arranged the bread on it before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him.
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