Psalms 119:36
Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, And not unto dishonest gain.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
In Context
35Cause me to tread in the path of Thy commands, For in it I have delighted.
37Remove mine eyes from seeing vanity, In Thy way quicken Thou me.
Cross References
1 Kings 8:58to incline our heart unto Himself, to walk in all His ways, and to keep His commands, and His statutes, and His judgments, which He commanded our fathers;
Psalms 51:10A clean heart prepare for me, O God, And a right spirit renew within me.
Jeremiah 32:39and I have given to them one heart, and one way, to fear Me all the days, for good to them, and to their sons after them:
Ezekiel 33:31And they come in unto thee as the coming in of a people, And they sit before thee — My people, And have heard thy words, and they do them not, For doting loves with their mouth they are making, After their dishonest gain their heart is going.
Mark 7:21for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,
Luke 16:14And also the Pharisees, being lovers of money, were hearing all these things, and were deriding 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 →