“If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:”
The conditional statement that if the psalmist had cherished iniquity in the heart, God would not have listened articulates the requirement that worship must be accompanied by moral integrity. The reference to iniquity in the heart indicates that hidden wickedness disqualifies one from expecting a hearing. This verse establishes the connection between ethical living and effective prayer.
Church Fathers on Psalms 66:18
1. This Psalm has on the title the inscription, “For the end, a song of a Psalm of Resurrection.” When ye hear “for the end,” whenever the Psalms are repeated, understand it “for Christ:” the Apostle saying, “For the end of the law is Christ, for righteousness to every one believing.” Romans 10:4 In what manner therefore here Resurrection is sung, you will hear, and whose Resurrection it is, as far as Himself deigns to give and disclose. For the Resurrection we Christians…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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