Psalms 119:36

119:35 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.

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Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain.

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to covetousness.

119:37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way. Turn: Heb. Make to pass

What does Psalms 119:36 mean?

Psalms 119:36 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָטָה (nâṭâh), לֵב (lêb), עֵדוּת (ʻêdûwth).

Hebrew interlinear

Inclineנָטָהnâṭâh/naw-taw'/H5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application

heartלֵבlêb/labe/H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

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thy

testimonies,עֵדוּתʻêdûwth/ay-dooth'/H5715testimony

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not

covetousness.בֶּצַעbetsaʻ/beh'-tsah/H1215plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust)

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What does Psalms 119:36 say?

Psalms 119:36 (King James Version) reads: "Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness."

Is Psalms 119:36 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 119:36 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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