Psalms 65:19
Therefore hath God heard me, and hath attended to the voice of my supplication.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Propterea exaudivit Deus, et attendit voci deprecationis meæ.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- διὰ τοῦτο εἰσήκουσέν μου ὁ θεός, προσέσχεν τῇ φωνῇ τῆς προσευχῆς μου.
- Hebrew (WLC) shown from Psalms 66:19
- אָ֭כֵן שָׁמַ֣ע אֱלֹהִ֑ים הִ֝קְשִׁ֗יב בְּק֣וֹל תְּפִלָּתִֽי
The Fathers on this verse
St Augustine Expositions on the Book of Psalms, Psalm LXVI
21. “Therefore God hath hearkened to me” ( ver. 19 ). Because I have not beheld iniquity in my heart. “And He hath listened to the voice of my prayer.” “Blessed be my God, that hath not thrust away my supplication and His mercy from me” ( ver. 20 ). Gather the sense from that place, where he saith, “Come ye, hear, and I will tell you, all ye that fear God, how great things He hath done to my soul:” he hath both said the words which ye have heard, and at the end thus he hath concluded: “Blessed be my God, that hath not thrust away my supplication and His mercy from me.” For thus there arriveth at the Resurrection he that speaketh, where already we also are by hope: yea both it is we ourselves, and this voice is ours. …