Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain. New Living Translation Give me an eagerness for your laws rather than a love for money! English Standard Version Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain! Berean Standard Bible Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain. King James Bible Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. New King James Version Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to covetousness. New American Standard Bible Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to dishonest gain. NASB 1995 Incline my heart to Your testimonies And not to dishonest gain. NASB 1977 Incline my heart to Thy testimonies, And not to dishonest gain. Legacy Standard Bible Cause my heart to incline to Your testimonies And not to dishonest gain. Amplified Bible Incline my heart to Your testimonies And not to dishonest gain and envy. Christian Standard Bible Turn my heart to your decrees and not to dishonest profit. Holman Christian Standard Bible Turn my heart to Your decrees and not to material gain. American Standard Version Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, And not to covetousness. Contemporary English Version Make me want to obey you, rather than to be rich. English Revised Version Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. GOD'S WORD® Translation Direct my heart toward your written instructions rather than getting rich in underhanded ways. Good News Translation Give me the desire to obey your laws rather than to get rich. International Standard Version Turn my heart to your decrees and away from unjust gain. Majority Standard Bible Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain. NET Bible Give me a desire for your rules, rather than for wealth gained unjustly. New Heart English Bible Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain. Webster's Bible Translation Incline my heart to thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. World English Bible Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIncline my heart to Your testimonies, "" And not to dishonest gain. Young's Literal Translation Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, And not unto dishonest gain. Smith's Literal Translation Incline my heart to thy testimonies and not to plunder. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIncline my heart into thy testimonies and not to covetousness. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Direct my heart toward your testimonies and away from gain. New Revised Standard Version Turn my heart to your decrees, and not to selfish gain. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleIncline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to fables. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Turn my heart to your testimonies and not to fables. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, And not to covetousness. Brenton Septuagint Translation Incline mine heart to thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Your Word is a Lamp to My Feet…35Direct me in the path of Your commandments, for there I find delight. 36Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain. 37Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.… Cross References Matthew 6:21 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; / in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Matthew 6:24 No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Colossians 3:2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. Luke 12:34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. 1 John 2:15-17 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. / For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. / The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever. Matthew 22:37 Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ Philippians 2:13 For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose. James 4:4 You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God. Ezekiel 36:26-27 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. / And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances. Romans 8:5 Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. 1 Timothy 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows. Hebrews 13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” Deuteronomy 6:5 And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. Treasury of Scripture Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to covetousness. incline Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 141:4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties. 1 Kings 8:58 That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers. and not to Psalm 10:3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth. Exodus 18:21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: Ezekiel 33:31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness. Jump to Previous Covetousness Desire Dishonest Evil Gain Heart Incline Selfish Statutes Testimonies Turn Turned Unchanging WordJump to Next Covetousness Desire Dishonest Evil Gain Heart Incline Selfish Statutes Testimonies Turn Turned Unchanging WordPsalm 119 1. This psalm contains various prayers, praises, and professions of obedience.2. Aleph. 9. Beth 17. Gimel 25. Daleth 33. He 41. Waw 49. Zayin 57. Heth 65. Teth 73. Yodh 81. Kaph 89. Lamedh 97. Mem 105. Nun 113. Samekh 121. Ayin 129. Pe 137. Tsadhe 145. Qoph 153. Resh 161. Sin and Shin 169. Taw Incline my heart The phrase "Incline my heart" suggests a deliberate action of turning or bending one's inner self towards something. In Hebrew, the word for "incline" is "natah," which means to stretch out, extend, or bend. This implies a conscious effort or divine intervention to direct one's desires and affections. In the biblical context, the heart is often seen as the center of will, emotions, and intellect. The psalmist is asking God to guide his innermost being towards what is righteous and true, acknowledging that human nature often strays from God's path without divine assistance. to Your testimonies and not to covetousness Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Turnהַט־ (haṭ-) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend my heart לִ֭בִּי (lib·bî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Your testimonies עֵדְוֺתֶ֗יךָ (‘ê·ḏə·wō·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5715: Testimony and not וְאַ֣ל (wə·’al) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 408: Not to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to covetous gain. בָּֽצַע׃ (bā·ṣa‘) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1215: Gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit Links Psalm 119:36 NIVPsalm 119:36 NLT Psalm 119:36 ESV Psalm 119:36 NASB Psalm 119:36 KJV Psalm 119:36 BibleApps.com Psalm 119:36 Biblia Paralela Psalm 119:36 Chinese Bible Psalm 119:36 French Bible Psalm 119:36 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 119:36 Turn my heart toward your statutes not (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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