Psalms 66:18
If I had ignored the sins that I had committed, the Lord would not have paid any attention to me.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
In Context
17I called out to him to help me, and I praised him while I was speaking to him [MTY].
19But because I confessed my sins, God has listened to me and he paid attention to my prayers.
Cross References
Job 27:8When it is time for God to get rid of godless/wicked people and to cause them to die, there is absolutely nothing good [RHQ] that they can confidently expect to happen to them.
Job 36:21Be careful not to begin doing evil things, because God has caused you to suffer to prevent you from doing evil.
Proverbs 15:29Yahweh does not listen [MTY] to what wicked people request him to do; he listens to righteous people when they pray.
Proverbs 28:9If people do not obey [MTY] God’s laws, God ◄detests their prayers/considers that their prayers stink►.
John 9:31We know that God does not help sinners who ask God to help them. Instead, he listens to and helps godly people who pray. He listens to people who do what God wants.
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 →