The Meaning of Psalms 65:2 Explained

Psalms 65:2

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

YLT: Hearer of prayer, to Thee all flesh cometh.

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 65:2 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 65:1-13 - Abundant Favor From Our Gracious God
This joyous hymn was probably composed for use in the sanctuary at one of the great annual festivals. It deals expressly with God's bounty in the fertility of the earth.
The Temple courts, Psalms 65:1-4
God hears our prayer, purges away our transgressions, chooses us, and causes us to approach. Let us ask Him to cause us to approach and to make us dwell in the consciousness of His presence. If iniquities prevail and transgressions shame us, there is provision for these also. God shall purge them away. For such condescending love all flesh shall ultimately come to His footstool.
Terrible things, Psalms 65:5-7
Thunder tones and lightning flashes, inaccessible mountains and roaring seas-such are the darker aspects of nature. But beneath all, like a sweet refrain, we hear Him praised as the God of salvation. Make Him your confidence, by land and sea.
The beauty and order of the world, Psalms 65:8-13
Brimming rivers, soft spring showers, golden harvests, the hum of the bees in mountain pastures, the call of the ewes to their lambs-all bespeak God's goodness. Let us ask Him to visit our hearts with the throb of springtime. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 65

1  David praises God for his grace
4  The blessedness of God's chosen by reason of benefits

What do the individual words in Psalms 65:2 mean?

You who hear prayer to You all flesh will come
שֹׁמֵ֥עַ תְּפִלָּ֑ה עָ֝דֶ֗יךָ כָּל־ בָּשָׂ֥ר יָבֹֽאוּ

שֹׁמֵ֥עַ  You  who  hear 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: שָׁמַע 
Sense: to hear, listen to, obey.
תְּפִלָּ֑ה  prayer 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: תְּפִלָּה  
Sense: prayer.
עָ֝דֶ֗יךָ  to  You 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
Root: עַד  
Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as.
בָּשָׂ֥ר  flesh 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: בָּשָׂר  
Sense: flesh.
יָבֹֽאוּ  will  come 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.