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Psalm 66:18–20

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66:18If I had harbored sin in my heart,25

the Lord would not have listened.

66:19However, God heard;

he listened to my prayer.

66:20God deserves praise,26

for27 he did not reject my prayer

or abandon his love for me!28

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Footnotes

  1. 25 Heb “sin if I had seen in my heart.”
  2. 26 Heb “blessed [be] God.”
  3. 27 Or “who.” In a blessing formula after בָּרוּךְ (barukh, “blessed be”) the form אֲשֶׁר (’asher), whether taken as a relative pronoun or causal particle, introduces the basis for the blessing/praise.
  4. 28 Heb “did not turn aside my prayer and his loyal love with me.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

If I had cherished iniquity in my heart,

the Lord would not have listened.

But truly God has listened;

he has attended to the voice of my prayer.

Blessed be God,

because he has not rejected my prayer

or removed his steadfast love from me!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

If I had cherished sin in my heart,

the Lord would not have listened;

but God has surely listened

and has heard my prayer.

Praise be to God,

who has not rejected my prayer

or withheld his love from me!

CSBChristian Standard Bible

If I had been aware of malice in my heart,

the Lord would not have listened.

However, God has listened;

he has paid attention to the sound of my prayer.

Blessed be God!

He has not turned away my prayer

or turned his faithful love from me.

NLTNew Living Translation

If I had not confessed the sin in my heart,

the Lord would not have listened.

But God did listen!

He paid attention to my prayer.

Praise God, who did not ignore my prayer

or withdraw his unfailing love from me.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

If I had considered evil in my heart,

the Lord would not have listened.

However, God has listened;

he has attended to the sound of my prayer.

Blessed be God,

who has not turned aside my prayer,

or his loyal love from me.

KJV 1900King James Version

If I regard iniquity in my heart,

The Lord will not hear me:

But verily God hath heard me;

He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer,

Nor his mercy from me.