Logos Bible Study

Psalm 66:17–19

Legacy Standard BibleOther versions

English

Arabic

Czech

French

German

Hebrew

Hungarian

Italian

Korean

Latin

Portuguese

Russian

Simplified Chinese

Spanish

Traditional Chinese

17I called out to Him with my mouth,

And 1He was aexalted with my tongue.

18If I 1asee wickedness in my heart,

The bLord 2will not 3hear;

19But certainly aGod has heard;

He has given heed to the voice of my prayer.

Read in Logos

Footnotes

  1. 1Lit praise was under
  2. 1Or had regarded
  3. 2Or would
  4. 3Or have heard

Cross references

  1. aPs 30:1
  2. aJob 36:21; John 9:31
  3. bJob 27:9; Ps 18:41; Prov 1:28; 28:9; Is 1:15; James 4:3
  4. aPs 18:6; 116:1, 2

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

I cried to him with my mouth,

and high praise was on my tongue.

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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I cried out to him with my mouth;

his praise was on my tongue.

If I had cherished sin in my heart,

the Lord would not have listened;

but God has surely listened

and has heard my prayer.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I cried out to him with my mouth,

and praise was on my tongue.

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

For I cried out to him for help,

praising him as I spoke.

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I called to him with my mouth,

and he was extolled with my tongue.

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

I cried unto him with my mouth,

And he was extolled with my tongue.

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.