I Chron 18
I Cor 2
Psalm 36; Psalm 37
Psalm 36 has the inscription of David as the “servant of Jehovah.” The psalm gives us a view of the human heart, which is wicked. You may not believe this, but every human being has a wicked heart. Jer 17:9 tells us, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” Fortunately God has a remedy for heart trouble. (Even mine with some sort of abnormality according to the doctors and an EKG).
The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes [Psa 36:1].
The Septuagint translation, which is the Greek translation made by the seventy in Egypt, of this verse reads, “The wicked hath an oracle of transgression in his heart.” What is that oracle of transgression in the heart? It is the old nature that everyone has, the Adamic nature.
In Mat 15:19 the Lord Jesus Christ says, “For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.” It's an ugly brood that comes out of the human heart.
“There is no fear of God before their eyes” is quoted by Paul in Rom 3:18. This is a revelation of the wicked. “The wicked hath an oracle of transgression in his heart.” That old evil nature has a hold on mankind. To those who say, “Let your conscience be your guide,” I want to say, “Your conscience is not your guide.” The Holy Spirit is your guide. Your conscience is like a barometer that will let you know if what you have done is right or wrong. Let the Holy Spirit be your guide. Your conscience is that which will prick you after you have done something wrong.
For me, that is sometimes a two-by-four between the eyes. Got quite a few dents, there.
Jay