Psalms 66:18
If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
In Context
17I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.
19But God has surely heard; He has attended to the sound of my prayer.
Cross References
Job 27:8For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
Job 36:21Be careful not to turn to iniquity, for this you have preferred to affliction.
Proverbs 15:29The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.
Proverbs 28:9Whoever turns his ear away from hearing the law, even his prayer is detestable.
John 9:31We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 66:14-20
David Resolves to Praise God; David Declaring What God Has Done for His Soul. 13 I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows, 14 Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble. 15 I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah. 16 Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul. 17 I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue. 18… Read the whole commentary →