Psalm 141:4 · KJV

"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."

King James Version

Passage Context

²Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

³Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

⁴Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

⁵Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

⁶When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

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Devotional Reflection

FearShame

How significant is purity to you? How significant is being righteous to you? Guarding his heart was of utmost significance to David because he had already felt the joy of having a close, holy connection with God and the terrible anguish of horribly failing God. He didn't want to participate in anything wicked. He didn't want his attention drawn to it. He didn't want to associate himself with people who carried out heinous acts. He wasn't even interested in partaking in the feasts and extravagances. What are we prepared to ask God to hide from us in order to protect us from evil?

Prayer

Father, don't allow the disgusting, horrifying, or horrible to tempt me. Give me a holy disgust for lies and deception. In order to avoid the trap set by the tempter and the things that would dishonor Your holy name, grant me the clarity of sight and the purity of heart to be able to see evil and the things connected to it. In Jesus' name, I pray. Amen.

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