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A Prayer of Dependence
Commentators like Calvin and Gill explain that this prayer is a confession of our natural state. By default, our hearts are rebellious and lean towards sin, not God's truth. The psalmist acknowledges that only God's grace can supernaturally 'incline' or 'bend' our hearts in the right direction, turning us from our natural corruption to a new desire for what is good.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 119:36
18th Century
Theologian
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies—Cause my heart to be inclined to them, or to be disposed to keep them. This, too, is a recogn…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 119:36
19th Century
Bishop
Covetousness. —Literally, plunder, prey. In Psalms 30:9 simply, “gain.”
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 119:36
19th Century
Preacher
Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to covetousness.
"Make me covetous for holiness; let that passion which, in other men…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 119:36
16th Century
Theologian
Incline my heart. In this verse, he confesses that the human heart is so far from yielding to the justice of God that it is more inclined …
John Gill
On Psalms 119:36
17th Century
Pastor
Incline my heart unto your testimonies
To read the word of God, to hear it opened and explained, to observe and keep…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 119:33–40
17th Century
Minister
Teach me your statutes, not the mere words, but the way of applying them to myself. God, by his Spirit, gives a right understanding. But the Spirit…