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He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.

For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, to practice it, and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.

You found his heart faithful before You, and made a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites and Hittites, of the Amorites and Perizzites, of the Jebusites and Girgashites—to give it to his descendants. You have kept Your promise, because You are righteous.

And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.

God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?

Yet You concealed these things in Your heart, and I know that this was in Your mind:

But I also have a mind; I am not inferior to you. Who does not know such things as these?

My days have passed; my plans are broken off—even the desires of my heart.

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

I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.

Therefore listen to me, O men of understanding. Far be it from God to do wrong, and from the Almighty to act unjustly.

Men of understanding will declare to me, and the wise men who hear me will say:

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

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

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

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

The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!

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.

Do not drag me away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbors while malice is in their hearts.

Be strong and courageous, all you who hope in the LORD.

Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah

The humble will see and rejoice. You who seek God, let your hearts be revived!

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

From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.

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.

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

They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved.

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

Blessed are those whose strength is in You, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.

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.

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

…do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, in the day at Massah in the wilderness,

For forty years I was angry with that generation, and I said, “They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known My ways.”

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.

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

For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.

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

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

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.

Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.

Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.

This is an evil in everything that is done under the sun: There is one fate for everyone. Furthermore, the hearts of men are full of evil and madness while they are alive, and afterward they join the dead.