Psalm 119:36-37

Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet

36 l Incline my heart to your testimonies,
and not to m selfish gain!
37 n Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things;
and o give me life in your ways.

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 119:112
    I incline my heart to perform your statutes forever, to the end.
    1 Kings 8:58
    That he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments, his statutes, and his rules, which he commanded our fathers.
    Psalms 141:4
    Do not let my heart incline to any evil, to busy myself with wicked deeds in company with men who work iniquity, and let me not eat of their delicacies!
  2. Cross References
    Luke 12:15
    And he said to them, "Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.
    1 Timothy 6:10
    For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
    Hebrews 13:5
    Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you.
  3. Cross References
    Proverbs 23:5
    When your eyes light on it, it is gone, for suddenly it sprouts wings, flying like an eagle toward heaven.
    Isaiah 33:15
    He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes his hands, lest they hold a bribe, who stops his ears from hearing of bloodshed and shuts his eyes from looking on evil.
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 119:25
    My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word!
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