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Psalms 66:18
18If I had kept wicked things in my mind, the Lord would not have listened to me.
Psalms 66:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
- New International Version (NIV)If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened;
- English Standard Version (ESV)If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
- New King James Version (NKJV)If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear.
Context of Psalms 66:18
16Come and listen, all you people who serve God. I will tell you about the things that God has done for me. 17I called to him for help, then I praised him aloud! If I had kept wicked things in my mind, the Lord would not have listened to me. 19But God did hear me. When I called to him, he listened to my prayer. 20So I praise God, as he deserves. He has not refused to listen to me. He has continued to love me with his faithful love.
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אָ֭וֶן אִם־רָאִ֣יתִי בְלִבִּ֑י לֹ֖א יִשְׁמַ֣ע׀ אֲדֹנָֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 66:18
- Job 27:8When God chooses to remove wicked people, they cannot hope for any good thing. God will cause them to die.
- Proverbs 15:8When wicked people offer sacrifices to the Lord, he hates it. But he is pleased when good people pray to him.
- Proverbs 21:13If you refuse to listen when poor people ask for help, you too will receive no help when you need it.
- Proverbs 28:9If you refuse to listen to God's law, God will refuse to listen to your prayers.
- Isaiah 1:15When you lift up your hands to pray to me, I have to look away. Even if you pray very many times to me, I do not listen to you, because your hands are full of blood.
- John 9:31We know that God does not listen to people who do not obey him. But he does listen to good people who do what he wants them to do.
- James 4:3Even when you do ask God, you do not receive anything. That is because you ask for the wrong reason. You just want to use these things to make yourselves happy.
Commentaries on Psalms 66:18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18If I regard iniquity in my heart - "If I have seen (ראיתי raithi ) iniquity in my heart," if I have known it was there, and encouraged it; if I pretended to be what I was not; if I loved iniquity, while I professed to pray and be sorry for my sin; the Lord, אדני Adonai, my Prop, Stay, and Supporter, would not have heard, and I should have been left without help or support.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18If I regard iniquity in my heart - literally, “If I have seen iniquity in my heart.” That is, If I have indulged in a purpose of iniquity; if I have had a wicked end in view; if I have not been willing to forsake all sin; if I have cherished a purpose of pollution or wrong. The meaning is not literally, If I have “seen” any iniquity in my heart - for no one can look into his own heart, and not see that it is defiled by sin; but, If I have cherished it in…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-20Verses 13-20 We should declare unto those that fear God, what he has done for our souls, and how he has heard and answered our prayers, inviting them to join us in prayer and praise; this will turn to our mutual comfort, and to the glory of God. We cannot share these spiritual privileges, if we retain the love of sin in our hearts, though we refrain from the gross practice, Sin, regarded in the heart, will spoil the comfort and success of prayer; for the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18Confession leads to restoration (see Psalm 32:5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-2016-20. With these he unites his public thanks, inviting those who fear God (Psa 60:4; 61:5, His true worshippers) to hear. He vindicates his sincerity, inasmuch as God would not hear hypocrites, but had heard him.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 66
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- 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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