Psalms 119:36
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not unto unjust gain.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
In Context
35Guide me in the path of thy commandments, for, therein, do I find pleasure.
37Turn away mine eyes, from beholding vanity, In thy way, give me life.
Cross References
1 Kings 8:58but bow our heart unto himself,—to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his regulations, which he commanded our fathers.
Psalms 51:10A pure heart, create for me, O God, And, a steadfast spirit, renew within me.
Jeremiah 32:39And I will give them one heart, and one way, That they may revere me, all the days,—For the good of them and of their children after them;
Ezekiel 33:31That they may come unto thee as people do come And may sit before thee as my people, And they will hear thy words, But, the words themselves, will they not do,— though fond with their mouths, they seem to be, After their unjust gain, their heart is going.
Mark 7:21For, from within, out of the heart of men, the base designs, come forth,—fornications, thefts,
Luke 16:14Now the Pharisees, who were, lovers of money, were hearing all these things, and were openly sneering at him.
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 →