God’s Word Translation
Psalms 66:18
18If I had thought about doing anything sinful, 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 who fear God, and I will tell you what he has done for me. 17With my mouth I cried out to him. High praise was on my tongue. If I had thought about doing anything sinful, the Lord would not have listened ⌞to me⌟. 19But God has heard me. He has paid attention to my prayer. 20Thanks be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or taken away his mercy from me.
Read all of Psalms 66Psalms 66:18 word by word
אָ֭וֶן אִם־רָאִ֣יתִי בְלִבִּ֑י לֹ֖א יִשְׁמַ֣ע׀ אֲדֹנָֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 66:18
- Job 27:8After all, what hope does the godless person have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
- Proverbs 15:8A sacrifice brought by wicked people is disgusting to the Lord, but the prayers of decent people please him.
- Proverbs 21:13Whoever shuts his ear to the cry of the poor will call and not be answered.
- Proverbs 28:9Surely the prayer of someone who refuses to listen to ⌞God’s⌟ teachings is disgusting.
- Isaiah 1:15So when you stretch out your hands ⌞in prayer⌟, I will turn my eyes away from you. Even though you offer many prayers, I will not listen because your hands are covered with blood.
- John 9:31We know that God doesn’t listen to sinners. Instead, he listens to people who are devout and who do what he wants.
- James 4:3When you pray for things, you don’t get them because you want them for the wrong reason—for your own pleasure.
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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