Psalms 66:18
If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord wouldn’t have listened.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
In Context
17I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue.
19But most certainly, God has listened. He has heard the voice 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 36:21Take heed, don’t regard iniquity; for you have chosen this rather than affliction.
Proverbs 15:29The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
Proverbs 28:9He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.
John 9:31We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshipper of God and does his will, he listens to him.
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 →