Psalms 119:36
הַט ־ לִבִּי אֶל ־ עֵדְוֺתֶיךָ וְאַל אֶל ־ בָּֽצַע ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
In Context
35הַדְרִיכֵנִי בִּנְתִיב מִצְוֺתֶיךָ כִּי ־ בוֹ חָפָֽצְתִּי ׃
37הַעֲבֵר עֵינַי מֵרְאוֹת שָׁוְא בִּדְרָכֶךָ חַיֵּֽנִי ׃
Cross References
1 Kings 8:58לְהַטּוֹת לְבָבֵנוּ אֵלָיו לָלֶכֶת בְּכָל ־ דְּרָכָיו וְלִשְׁמֹר מִצְוֺתָיו וְחֻקָּיו וּמִשְׁפָּטָיו אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה אֶת ־ אֲבֹתֵֽינוּ ׃
Psalms 51:10תַּשְׁמִיעֵנִי שָׂשׂוֹן וְשִׂמְחָה תָּגֵלְנָה עֲצָמוֹת דִּכִּֽיתָ ׃
Jeremiah 32:39וְנָתַתִּי לָהֶם לֵב אֶחָד וְדֶרֶךְ אֶחָד לְיִרְאָה אוֹתִי כָּל ־ הַיָּמִים לְטוֹב לָהֶם וְלִבְנֵיהֶם אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם ׃
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 →