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112I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, even unto the end.
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HE. Teach me, O LORD, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
Now therefore put away, said he, the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the LORD God of Israel.
That he may incline our hearts unto him, to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, which he commanded our fathers.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 111-112)The psalmist here in a most affectionate manner, like an Israelite indeed, resolves to stick to the word of God and to live and die by it. I. He resolves to portion himself in it, and there to seek his happiness, nay, there to enjoy it; “ Thy testimonies (the truths, the promises, of thy word) have I taken as a heritage for ever, for they are the rejoicing of my heart .” The present delight he too…
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