Psalms 119:36
Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
In Context
35Direct me in the path of Your commandments, for there I find delight.
37Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.
Cross References
1 Kings 8:58May He incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep the commandments and statutes and ordinances He commanded our fathers.
Psalms 51:10Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Jeremiah 32:39I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
Ezekiel 33:31So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.
Mark 7:21For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
Luke 16:14The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 119:36-37
35 Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight. 36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. He had before prayed to God to enlighten his understanding, that he might know his duty, and not mistake concerning it; here he prays to God to bow his will, and quicken the active powers of his soul, that he might do his duty; for it is God that works in us both to will and to do, as well as to understand, what is good, Phil. ii. 13 . Both the good head and the good heart… Read the whole commentary →