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Don`t incline my heart to any evil thing, To practice deeds of wickedness with men who work iniquity. Don`t let me eat of their delicacies.
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Commentators explain that the plea "Incline not my heart" is not about God actively causing sin. Rather, it's a humble prayer, similar to the Lord's Prayer, asking for His preserving grace. It acknowledges our weakness and asks God not to leave us to our own sinful desires or place us in circumstances where temptation would be overwhelming.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Incline not my heart to any evil thing - Hebrew, to a word that is evil; that is, wrong. The connection seems to demand that the te…
19th Century
Anglican
To practise wicked works ...—The Vulgate, ad excusandas excusationes, following the Septuagint, not only preserves the ex…
Baptist
That last petition is a very proper one; we are neither to think the thoughts of the wicked, nor to practice their ways, nor to enjoy their pleasur…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Incline not my heart to [any] evil thing Or "evil word" {z}, as the Targum; since out of the abundance of that the m…
Make haste unto me. Those who know how to value God's gracious presence will be more fervent in their prayers. When presented through the …
