Psalms 65:2
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O You who listen to prayer, all people will come to You.
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In this psalm we are directed to give to God the glory of his power and goodness, which appear, I. In the kingdom of grace (Psa 65:1), hearing prayer (Psa 65:2), pardoning sin (Psa 65:3), satisfying the souls of the people (Psa 65:4), protecting and supporting them (Psa 65:5). II. In the kingdom of Providence, fixing the mountains (Psa 65:6), calming the sea (Psa 65:7), preserving the regular succession of day and night (Psa 65:8), and making the earth fruitful (Psa 65:9-13). These are blessings we are all indebted to God for, and therefore we may easily accommodate this psalm to ourselves in singing it. To the chief musician. A psalm and song of David.
Open source ↗65:2 All of us means all humans.
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Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.
From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come to worship before Me,” says the LORD.
All the nations You have made will come and bow before You, O Lord, and they will glorify Your name.
But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.
and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your gifts to the poor have been remembered before God.
All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah
And when he prayed to Him, the LORD received his plea and heard his petition; so He brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God.
Answer me, O LORD! Answer me, so that this people will know that You, the LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back again.”
And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw everyone to Myself.”
He says: “It is not enough for You to be My Servant, to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the protected ones of Israel. I will also make You a light for the nations, to bring My salvation to the ends of the earth.”