Psalm 66:18

Modern English Version

If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me;

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Surely God will not hear vanity, nor will the Almighty regard it.

Take heed! Do not turn to iniquity, for you have chosen this rather than affliction.

The Lord is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

He who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he also will cry out, but will not be heard.

He who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

When you reach out your hands, I will hide My eyes from you; even when you make many prayers, I will not hear. Your hands are full of blood.

We know that God does not listen to sinners. But if anyone is a worshipper of God and does His will, He hears him.

You ask, and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your passions.