Psalms 66:20

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

Blessed [be] God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.

Complete Jewish Bible:

Blessed be God, who did not reject my prayer or turn his grace away from me.

Berean Standard Bible:

Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld from me His loving devotion!

American Standard Version:

Blessed be God, Who hath not turned away my prayer, Nor his lovingkindness from me.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

Blessed{H1288}{H8803)} be God{H430}, which hath not turned away{H5493}{H8689)} my prayer{H8605}, nor his mercy{H2617} from me.

Cross-References (KJV):

Psalms 68:35

  • O 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.

Psalms 86:12

  • I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart: and I will glorify thy name for evermore.

Psalms 86:13

  • For great [is] thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.

Psalms 51:11

  • Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

Psalms 22:24

  • For 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.

2 Samuel 7:14

  • I 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:

2 Samuel 7:15

  • But my mercy shall not depart away from him, as I took [it] from Saul, whom I put away before thee.

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Commentary for Psalms 66:20

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H1288
    There are 289 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בָרַךְ
    Transliteration: bârak
    Pronunciation: baw-rak'
    Description: a primitive root; to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason); [idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.
  2. Strong's Number: H430
    There are 2334 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֱלֹהִים
    Transliteration: ʼĕlôhîym
    Pronunciation: el-o-heem'
    Description: plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
  3. Strong's Number: H5493
    There are 283 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: סוּר
    Transliteration: çûwr
    Pronunciation: soor
    Description: or שׂוּר; (Hosea 9:12), a primitive root; to turn off (literal or figurative); be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn (aside, away, in), withdraw, be without.
  4. Strong's Number: H8605
    There are 70 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: תְּפִלָּה
    Transliteration: tᵉphillâh
    Pronunciation: tef-il-law'
    Description: from פָּלַל; intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn; prayer.
  5. Strong's Number: H2617
    There are 241 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: חֵסֵד
    Transliteration: chêçêd
    Pronunciation: kheh'-sed
    Description: from חָסַד; kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty; favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-) kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.