King James Version
Psalms 119:36 in the King James Version says “Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 119 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.”
Psalms 119:36 · KJV
Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. Turn: Heb. Make to pass
Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Incline”
H5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows)
“my heart”
H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
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