Psalms Chapter 66 verse 18 Holy Bible
If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear:
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I said in my heart, The Lord will not give ear to me:
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Had I regarded iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not hear.
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If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
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If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
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If I cherished sin in my heart, The Lord wouldn't have listened.
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Iniquity, if I have seen in my heart, The Lord doth not hear.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 18. - If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me. This is the inward conviction of every simple, unsophisticated soul. It is confirmed by numerous passages of Holy Writ (Job 27:9; Job 31:27; Proverbs 15:29; Proverbs 28:9; Isaiah 1:15; Zechariah 7:13; John 9:31, etc.).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(18) If I regard . . .--Rather, if I had seen evil (i.e., had had it purposely in view) in my heart, the Lord would not have heard me. One may not "be pardoned and retain the offence." The reference may be either to the forming of wicked schemes, or to the complacent view of wickedness in others.The protestation of innocence in this verse, being made by or for the community at large, marks a late period for the composition. (See Introduction, and Psalms 44, Introduction and Notes.)