11 translations · Hebrew

Psalm 145:18

Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

World English Bible

Psalm 145:18 in 11 translations

WEB World English Bible
Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
KJV King James Version
The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.
ASV American Standard Version
Jehovah is nigh unto all them that call upon him, To all that call upon him in truth.
LSV Literal Standard Version
YHWH [is] near to all those calling Him, || To all who call Him in truth.
FBV Free Bible Version
The Lord is close to all who ask for his help, to all who ask in sincerity.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Near [is] Jehovah to all those calling Him, To all who call Him in truth.
DBY Darby Translation
Jehovah is nigh unto all that call upon him, unto all that call upon him in truth.
WBT Webster’s Bible
The LORD is nigh to all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
The LORD is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
DRA Douay-Rheims 1899 · Psalm 144:18 in this edition
The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him: to all that call upon him in truth.

The Hebrew words

Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.

Word Transliteration English (BSB) Strong’s
קָר֣וֹב qā·rō·wḇ is near H7138 קָרֹב near
יְ֭הוָה Yah·weh The LORD H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD
לְכָל־ lə·ḵāl to all H3605 כֹּל all
קֹרְאָ֑יו qō·rə·’āw who call on Him H7121 קָרָא to call: call to
לְכֹ֤ל lə·ḵōl to all H3605 כֹּל all
אֲשֶׁ֖ר ’ă·šer who H834 אֲשֶׁר which
יִקְרָאֻ֣הוּ yiq·rā·’u·hū call out to Him H7121 קָרָא to call: call to
בֶאֱמֶֽת׃ ḇe·’ĕ·meṯ in truth H571 אֱמֶת truth: faithful
  • Jeremiah 29:12–13

    You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You shall seek me, and find me, when you search for me with all your heart.

  • Psalm 34:18

    Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.

  • Deuteronomy 4:7

    For what great nation is there, that has a god so near to them, as Yahweh our God is whenever we call on him?

  • John 4:24

    God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”

  • Isaiah 58:9

    Then you will call, and Yahweh will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say, ‘Here I am.’ “If you take away from among you the yoke, finger pointing, and speaking wickedly;

  • James 4:8

    Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

  • 1 John 3:20–22

    because if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. Beloved, if our hearts don’t condemn us, we have boldness toward God; and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

  • John 14:23

    Jesus answered him, “If a man loves me, he will keep my word. My Father will love him, and we will come to him, and make our home with him.

  • Psalm 46:5

    God is within her. She shall not be moved. God will help her at dawn.

  • Psalm 46:1

    God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.

In context

16 You open your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

17 Yahweh is righteous in all his ways, and gracious in all his works.

18 Yahweh is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry, and will save them.

20 Yahweh preserves all those who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy.

Read all of Psalm 145 in the World English Bible.

Edition and source notes

Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.

Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.

The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.

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