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Psalms 66:18

If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

KJV

If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear:

ASV

אָ֭וֶן אִם רָאִ֣יתִי בְ/לִבִּ֑/י לֹ֖א יִשְׁמַ֣ע אֲדֹנָֽ/י

Hebrew

Iniquity, if I have seen in my heart, The Lord doth not hear.

YLT

If I cherished sin in my heart, the Lord wouldn’t have listened.

WEB

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
אָֽוֶן
'vn
noun · 78×
י
y
noun · 440×
י
y
noun · 591×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Abba Moses said, "If a man's deeds are not in harmony with his prayer, he labors in vain." A brother asked, "What is this harmony between practice and prayer?" The old man said, "We should no longer do those things against which we pray. For when a man gives up his own will, then God is reconciled with him and accepts his prayers."

Cross-references

  • 2Tim 2:22 — Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
  • Ezra 8:23 — So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us.
  • Isa 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.
  • Isa 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.
  • Isa 55:7 — Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
  • Isa 58:9 — Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
  • Jas 4:3 — Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
  • Jas 4:3 — Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
  • Jer 4:14 — O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?
  • Jer 11:14 — Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.
  • Job 16:17 — Not for any injustice in mine hands: also my prayer is pure.
  • Job 16:18 — O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place.
  • Job 27:8 — For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?
  • Job 27:9 — Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
  • Job 36:21 — Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
  • Job 36:21 — Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
  • John 4:24 — God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Prov 15:8 — The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
  • Prov 15:29 — The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
  • Prov 15:29 — The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
  • Prov 21:13 — Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
  • Prov 28:9 — He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
  • Prov 28:9 — He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination.
  • Ps 19:14 — Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
  • Rom 8:27 — And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.