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Psalm 66:17–19

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17I cried out to him with my mouth;

his praise was on my tongue.

18If I had cherished sin in my heart,

the Lord would not have listened;b

19but God has surely listened

and has heardc my prayer.

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Cross references

  1. bSee Dt 1:45; See 1 Sa 8:18; Jas 4:3
  2. cSee Ps 18:6

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.

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.