Psalms 66:18
If, iniquity, I had cared for in my heart, My Lord, had not heard me!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
In Context
17Unto him—with my mouth, did I cry, And high praise was under my tongue.
19But in truth, God hath heard, He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
Cross References
Job 27:8For what shall be the hope of the impious, though he graspeth with greed, when GOD shall draw forth his soul?
Job 36:21Beware, do not turn unto iniquity, For, this, thou hast chosen rather than affliction.
Proverbs 15:29Far off is Yahweh, from the lawless, but, the prayer of the righteous, will he hear.
Proverbs 28:9He that turneth away his ear from hearing instruction, even his prayer, is an abomination.
John 9:31We know that, God, unto sinners, doth not hearken: but, if one be, a worshipper of God, and be doing, his will, unto this one, he hearkeneth.
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 →