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Come and hear all who fear God,
And I will declare what He has done for my soul.
I cried to Him with my mouth,
And he was extolled with my tongue.
If I regard iniquity in my heart,
the Lord will not hear.
But certainly God has heard me;
He has attended to the voice of my prayer.
Blessed be God,
Who has not turned away my prayer,
Nor His mercy from me.
Psalm 66:16-20 (NKJV)
This message was directed to the Chief Musician in the Temple.
Come and hear all who fear God,
The author of this Psalm invites all to hear God’s be proclaimed to those present at either Passover or a victory celebration. 1.
And I will declare what He has done for my soul.
This passage could be the praise of one worshiper. 2 That worshiper desires to give praise for what God has done for him.
How often do we forgo giving praise to God and sharing testimony of His workings in our lives?
I cried to Him with my mouth,
The author shares that He took his hurts to the LORD and left them there. We should always give God our hurt feelings before we tell others around us about them.
And he was extolled with my tongue.
The author/speaker praised God as He prayed. Sometimes, we forget to praise Him for the good things He has given us.
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear.
The author/speaker has learned that God does not hear the prayers of an unrepentant sinner. Even in today’s world, God does not entertain sin. We should seek to keep our hearts and minds clear of sinful thoughts and habits.
But certainly God has heard me; He has attended to the voice of my prayer.
The author/speaker most likely saw answers to his prayers to God. As Christians, we have to live our lives in such a way that we know God has heard our prayers and that He will answer them.
Blessed be God, Who has not turned away my prayer, Nor His mercy from me.
The author/speaker chooses to bless God for not turning His back on his prayers and has granted him mercy. Because of our humanity, we often forget to thank God for answers to our prayers.
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1.) Study Note: Jeremiah Study Bible page 748.
2.) Op. Cit.