Psalm 66 is a psalm of relief from sin. Central to being freed from the oppression of sin is the repentance from sin. Repentance means turning from or changing your mind about it. The psalmist says, "If I had cherished sins in my heart, the Lord would not have listened." Did you hear that?
Repentance is all about not cherishing sins so much as to hold them tightly. David was certainly not a perfect man - he was far from it. Yet, God calls him a man after His own heart. David was a great repenter! Whenever David was confronted with his own sin, he changed course - he did not cherish those sins in his heart.
Too many of us have sins that we hold onto - even when we are confronted with their evil - even when we suffer their consequences. Perhaps, that is why the Lord doesn't listen.
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