Psalm 119:36 Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to covetousness. He prays in particular that his heart may be diverted from covetousness, which is not only an evil, but "the root of all evil." David here opposes it as an adversary to all the righteousness of God's testimonies; it inverts the order of nature, and makes the heavenly soul earthly. It is a handmaid of all sins, for there is no sin which a covetous man will not serve for his gain. We should beware of all sins, but specially of mother-sins. (Bishop Cowper.) Parallel Verses KJV: Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.WEB: Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain. |
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