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I Will Exalt You, My God and King

Psalms 145:18

In 11 translations

BSB
The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.
KJV
The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
WEB
Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
ASV
Jehovah is nigh unto all them that call upon him, To all that call upon him in truth.
LSV
YHWH [is] near to all those calling Him, || To all who call Him in truth.
YLT
Near [is] Jehovah to all those calling Him, To all who call Him in truth.
DBY
Jehovah is nigh unto all that call upon him, unto all that call upon him in truth.
DRC144:18
The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him: to all that call upon him in truth.
GNV
The Lord is neere vnto all that call vpon him: yea, to all that call vpon him in trueth.
JPS
The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon Him, to all that call upon Him in truth.
LXXE144:18
The Lord is near to all that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
קָר֣וֹב יְ֭הוָה לְכָל־קֹרְאָ֑יו לְכֹ֤ל אֲשֶׁ֖ר יִקְרָאֻ֣הוּ בֶאֱמֶֽת׃
LXX-Br144:18
Ἐγγὺς Κύριος πᾶσιν τοῖς ἐπικαλουμένοις αὐτόν, πᾶσι τοῖς ἐπικαλουμένοις αὐτὸν ἐν ἀληθείᾳ.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Jeremiah 29:12–13Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.
  • Psalms 34:18The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.
  • Deuteronomy 4:7For what nation is great enough to have a god as near to them as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him?
  • John 4:24God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”
  • Isaiah 58:9Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and malicious talk,
  • 1 John 3:20–22Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things. Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God, and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we…
  • James 4:8Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
  • John 14:23Jesus replied, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
  • Psalms 46:5God is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns.
  • Matthew 6:5–8And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. But when you pray,…
  • Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
  • Psalms 119:2Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.
  • Psalms 17:1Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer— it comes from lips free of deceit.
  • Hosea 7:14They do not cry out to Me from their hearts when they wail upon their beds. They slash themselves for grain and new wine, but turn away from Me.
  • Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
  • Psalms 119:151You are near, O LORD, and all Your commandments are true.

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