King James Version

Psalms 65:2

O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 65:3.

שֹׁמֵ֥עַshomeahearשָׁמַעverb, qal, participle, construct — “hear”, a verb used as a describing wordH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…תְּפִלָּ֑הtefilahprayerתְּפִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “prayer”, the ordinary formH8605intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymnprayer.עָ֝דֶ֗יךָadeykhaevenעַדpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).בָּשָׂ֥רbasarbodyבָּשָׂרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “body”, the ordinary formH1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of amanbody, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-) kind, [phrase] nakedness, self, skin.יָבֹֽאוּyavovto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(65-3) O Thou that hearest prayer, unto Thee doth all flesh come.

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American Standard Version (1901)

O thou that hearest prayer, Unto thee shall all flesh come.

Young’s Literal Translation

Hearer of prayer, to Thee all flesh cometh.

World English Bible

You who hear prayer, all men will come to you.

Darby Translation

O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

Douay-Rheims

Sing ye a psalm to his name; give glory to his praise.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(65-3) O Thou that hearest prayer, unto Thee doth all flesh come.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Hear my prayer; to thee all flesh shall come.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰσάκουσον προσευχῆς μου, πρὸς σὲ πᾶσα σὰρξ ἥξει.