Heart

Receive instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in your heart.

God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.

The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

If my steps have turned from the path, if my heart has followed my eyes, or if impurity has stuck to my hands,

If my heart has been enticed by my neighbor’s wife, or I have lurked at his door,

…if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep,

…so that my heart was secretly enticed and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,

…if I have covered my transgressions like Adam by hiding my guilt in my heart,

My words are from an upright heart, and my lips speak sincerely what I know.

If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,

The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.

“At this my heart also pounds and leaps from its place.

Therefore, men fear Him, for He is not partial to the wise in heart.”

Who has put wisdom in the heart or given understanding to the mind?

Be angry, yet do not sin; on your bed, search your heart and be still. Selah

You have filled my heart with more joy than when grain and new wine abound.

My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David. I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart; I will recount all Your wonders.

For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.

For behold, the wicked bend their bows. They set their arrow on the string to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.

They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.

How long must I wrestle in my soul, with sorrow in my heart each day? How long will my enemy dominate me?

But I have trusted in Your loving devotion; my heart will rejoice in Your salvation.

For the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.

He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart,

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.

You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.

Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.

The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

May He give you the desires of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are disjointed. My heart is like wax; it melts away within me.

He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear deceitfully.

The troubles of my heart increase; free me from my distress.

Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.

Though an army encamps around me, my heart will not fear; though a war breaks out against me, I will keep my trust.

My heart said, “Seek His face.” Your face, O LORD, I will seek.

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.

…that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks forever.

Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.

The counsel of the LORD stands forever, the purposes of His heart to all generations.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD. An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

Extend Your loving devotion to those who know You, and Your righteousness to the upright in heart.

Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.

The law of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.

I am numb and badly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.

My heart pounds, my strength fails, and even the light of my eyes has faded.

My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:

I delight to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.”

I have not covered up Your righteousness in my heart; I have declared Your faithfulness and salvation; I have not concealed Your loving devotion and faithfulness from the great assembly.

For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.

My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.

…would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

My mouth will impart wisdom, and the meditation of my heart will bring understanding.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.

For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good.

My heart pounds within me, and the terrors of death assail me.

His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.

My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing and make music.

My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing and make music.

From the ends of the earth I call out to You whenever my heart is faint. Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

Place no trust in extortion or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.

They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.

Let the righteous rejoice in the LORD and take refuge in Him; let all the upright in heart exult.

If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.

Insults have broken my heart, and I am in despair. I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found no one.

A Psalm of Asaph. Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

Surely in vain I have kept my heart pure; in innocence I have washed my hands.

When my heart was grieved and I was pierced within,

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

At night I remembered my song; in my heart I mused, and my spirit pondered:

Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.

So David shepherded them with integrity of heart and guided them with skillful hands.

My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

Teach me Your way, O LORD, that I may walk in Your truth. Give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your name.

I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify Your name forever.

Remember, O Lord, the reproach of Your servants, which I bear in my heart from so many people—

So teach us to number our days, that we may present a heart of wisdom.

Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

Light shines on the righteous, gladness on the upright in heart.

I will ponder the way that is blameless—when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.

A perverse heart shall depart from me; I will know nothing of evil.

Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.

My heart is afflicted, and withered like grass; I even forget to eat my bread.

…wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.

…wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.

A song. A Psalm of David. My heart is steadfast, O God; I will sing and make music with all my being.

For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me.

Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.

He does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.

His heart is assured; he does not fear, until he looks in triumph on his foes.

Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart.

I will praise You with an upright heart when I learn Your righteous judgments.

With all my heart I have sought You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.

I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.

I run in the path of Your commandments, for You will enlarge my heart.