Psalms 119:112

“I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes alway, etc.] He had prayed to God to incline his heart to them, (<19B936>Psalm 119:36); and by the grace of God his heart was inclined to obedience to them; and nothing but that can incline the heart, which is naturally averse unto them: the carnal mind is not subject to the law of God, nor can it be, until it is made so by the grace of God, ( <450807>Romans 8:7); and by this the psalmist had prevailed upon his heart to keep the statutes of the Lord, and do them, and that continually; for a good man is desirous of being steadfast and immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord; [even unto] the end; the end of life, as long as he…”

“I have inclined mine heart - The Hebrew word means properly “to stretch out”; “to extend” - as the hand. Exodus 8:6, Exodus 8:17. Then it means to incline, to bow, to depress. Here the idea is, that he had “given” that “direction” to the inclinations of his heart; he had resolved or purposed. He refers to an act of choice on his part, meaning that he had preferred this course, or that he had made this a solemn intention. Though every right inclination of the human heart is to be traced to the divine agency, yet it is also true that man is active in religion - or that his own mind resolves, chooses, and prefers - and that true religion is the actual choice or preference of all who serve God…”

“inclined: Psa 119:36, Psa 141:4; Jos 24:23; Kg1 8:58; Ch2 19:3; Phi 2:13 perform: Heb. do the end: Psa 119:33, Psa 119:44; Pe1 1:13; Rev 2:10 Psalms 119:113”