Psalms 66:18
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.
If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
19 But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
- KJV
- If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
- WEB
- If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord wouldn’t have listened.
- ASV
- If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear:
- DARBY
- Had I regarded iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not hear.
- BLB
- If I had seen iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
- ÅB
- Hadde jeg urett for øye i mitt hjerte, så ville Herren ikke høre.
- OTB
- Hvis jeg har urett i mitt hjerte,
Vil Herren ikke høre; - B1930
- Hadde jeg urett for øie i mitt hjerte, så vilde Herren ikke høre.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
John 9:31
Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
Read in contextProverbs 28:9
He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
Read in contextProverbs 15:29
The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
Read in contextProverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
Read in contextIsaiah 1:15
And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
Read in contextJames 4:3
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
Read in contextProverbs 21:13
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
Read in contextJob 27:8–9
For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
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