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Psalms 141:4
4Do not let my mind want evil things. Do not let me join with wicked people, to do the same bad things that they do. I do not even want to eat their good food.
Psalms 141:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
- New International Version (NIV)Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil so that I take part in wicked deeds along with those who are evildoers; do not let me eat their delicacies.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Do not let my heart incline to any evil, to busy myself with wicked deeds in company with men who work iniquity, and let me not eat of their delicacies!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, To practice wicked works With men who work iniquity; And do not let me eat of their delicacies.
Context of Psalms 141:4
2I offer my prayer to you like incense. Please accept it when I raise my hands to you. Accept it like a gift that I offer to you in the evening. 3Lord, keep my mouth safe, so that I do not speak bad things. Do not let my mind want evil things. Do not let me join with wicked people, to do the same bad things that they do. I do not even want to eat their good food. 5If a good man hits me because he loves me, he is being kind to me. If he shows me that I have done a wrong thing, that it is like special oil on my head. I would not refuse it. I continue to pray against what wicked people do. 6They will throw their rulers down from high rocks. Then they will agree that my words were true.
Read all of Psalms 141Psalms 141:4 word by word
אַל־תַּט־לִבִּ֨י לְדָבָ֪ר׀ רָ֡ע לְהִתְע֘וֹלֵ֤ל עֲלִל֨וֹת׀ בְּרֶ֗שַׁע אֶת־אִישִׁ֥ים פֹּֽעֲלֵי־אָ֑וֶן וּבַל־אֶ֝לְחַ֗ם בְּמַנְעַמֵּיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Inclineנָטָהnâţâh · to stretchH5186
- not my heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
- evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
- thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: becauseH1697
- to practiseעָלַל‛âlal · to abuseH5953
- wickedרֶ֫שַׁעresha‛ · wickednessH7562
- worksעֲלִילָה‛ălîylâh ‛ălilâh · wantonnessH5949
- with menאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- that workפָּעַלpâ‛al · to workH6466
- iniquityאָ֫וֶן'âven · evil: wickednessH205
- and let me not eatלָחַםlâcham · to feed onH3898
- of their daintiesמַנְעַמִּיםman‛am · delicacyH4516
Cross-references for Psalms 141:4
- Psalms 119:36Help me to love your rules. That is better for me than riches.
- Deuteronomy 2:30But Sihon, the king of Heshbon, refused to let us travel through his country. He was too proud to agree with us. The Lord our God had caused him to be like that. He wanted to put King Sihon under your power and give his land to you. You still live in his land today.
- Deuteronomy 29:4But until now the Lord has not let you understand why he did that. You saw and you heard those things, but you did not understand.
- 1 Kings 8:58I pray that the Lord will cause us to respect his authority. Then we will do what he wants us to do. We will obey all his commands, rules and laws that he gave to our ancestors.
- 1 Kings 22:22The spirit said, “I will give a message to all Ahab's prophets. I will cause them to speak lies.” The Lord said, “Go and deceive King Ahab, as you have said. He will do what you say.”
- Isaiah 63:17Lord, why do you cause us to turn away from your ways? You make our minds become hard, so that we do not obey you. Please come back to help us, because we are your servants. We are the tribes that you have chosen for yourself!
- Matthew 6:13Do not let us agree to do wrong things. Keep us safe from Satan.” ’
- James 1:13When troubles happen to you, you may want to do something bad. But do not say, ‘God is causing me to do wrong things.’ Nothing can make God do anything bad. And God does not try to make anyone do a wrong thing.
- 1 Corinthians 15:33Do not let anyone deceive you. Remember this: ‘If you become a friend of bad people, you also will live in a bad way.’
- 2 Corinthians 6:17And so, the Lord says: ‘Come out from among them and be separate. Do not touch anything that is disgusting. Then I will accept you.’
- Revelation 18:4Then I heard another voice which spoke from heaven. It said: ‘My people, leave the city! Come out! Do not do the bad things that the people of that city have done. Then you will not receive the terrible troubles that God sends to them.
- Numbers 25:2The women from Moab took Israelite men to watch them as they offered sacrifices to the gods of Moab. The Israelite men joined with the Moabite women to eat at their feasts. They also worshipped the gods of Moab.
- Proverbs 23:16. When you sit down to eat a meal with a ruler, be careful how you eat.
- Daniel 1:5Every day, King Nebuchadnezzar sent special food for these men to eat. It was the same food and wine that he had for himself. His officers would teach the young men for three years. After that, the young men would be ready to serve the king.
- Acts 10:13Then Peter heard a voice that said to him, ‘Peter, stand up and kill some of these animals. Then you can cook them and eat the meat.’
- 1 Corinthians 10:27People who do not believe in Christ may ask you to eat a meal with them. Agree to go to his home, if you want to. Then you should eat whatever food they give to you. Do not ask questions about the food. Do not cause your thoughts to have trouble.
Commentaries on Psalms 141:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Incline not my heart to any evil thing - Hebrew, to a word that is evil; that is, wrong. The connection seems to demand that the term should be thus explained. The expression “Incline not” is not designed to mean that God exerts any “positive” influence in leading the heart to that which is wrong; but it may mean “Do not place me in circumstances where I may be tempted; do not leave me to myself; do not allow any improper influence to come over me by…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5Wisdom sometimes requires protection from oneself. People might say or think things that lead to a harmful path (Proverbs 13:3; 21:23). Wisdom accepts correction from godly people (see Proverbs 3:11; 9:8; 15:31; 19:25).Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 4Do not incline my heart May my heart not be inclined toward evil.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 141
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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