He who has clean hands and a true heart; whose desire has not gone out to foolish things, who has not taken a false oath.
The troubles of my heart are increased: O take me out of my sorrows.
Put me in the scales, O Lord, so that I may be tested; let the fire make clean my thoughts and my heart.
Let your hope be in the Lord: take heart and be strong; yes, let your hope be in the Lord.
Even if an army came against me with its tents, my heart would have no fear: if war was made on me, my faith would not be moved.
One prayer have I made to the Lord, and this is my heart's desire; that I may have a place in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, looking on his glory, and getting wisdom in his Temple.
When you said, Make search for my face, my heart said to you, For your face will I make my search.
The Lord is my strength and my breastplate, my heart had faith in him and I am helped; for this cause my heart is full of rapture, and I will give him praise in my song.
Put away fear and let your heart be strong, all you whose hope is in the Lord.
The Lord's purpose is eternal, the designs of his heart go on through all the generations of man.
Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.
But as for me, when they were ill I put on the clothing of sorrow: I went without food and was sad, and my prayer came back again to my heart.
<To the chief music-maker. Of the servant of the Lord. Of David.> The sin of the evil-doer says in his heart, There is no fear of the Lord before his eyes.
O let there be no end to your loving mercy to those who have knowledge of you, or of your righteousness to the upright in heart.
The law of his God is in his heart; he will never make a false step.
So will your delight be in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires.
My heart goes out in pain, my strength is wasting away; as for the light of my eyes, it is gone from me.
I will make clear my wrongdoing, with sorrow in my heart for my sin.
I am feeble and crushed down; I gave a cry like a lion because of the grief in my heart.
My heart was burning in my breast; while I was deep in thought the fire was lighted; then I said with my tongue,
<To the chief music-maker. Of David. A Psalm.> When I was waiting quietly for the Lord, his heart was turned to me, and he gave ear to my cry.
Your righteousness has not been folded away in my heart; I have made clear your true word and your salvation; I have not kept secret your mercy or your faith from the great meeting.
My delight is to do your pleasure, O my God; truly, your law is in my heart.
If one comes to see me, deceit is in his heart; he keeps a store of evil, which he makes public in every place.
Will not God make search for it? for he sees the secrets of the heart.
<To the chief music-maker; put to Shoshannim. Of the sons of Korah. Maschil. A Song of loves.> My heart is flowing over with good things; my words are of that which I have made for a king; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Your arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's haters; because of them the peoples are falling under you.
For this cause we will have no fear, even though the earth is changed, and though the mountains are moved in the heart of the sea;
Lord, you have put joy in my heart, more than they have when their grain and their wine are increased.
From my mouth will come words of wisdom; and in the thoughts of my heart will be knowledge.
<To the chief music-maker on wind instruments. A Psalm. Of David.> Give ear to my words, O Lord; give thought to my heart-searchings.
<To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. When Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba.> Have pity on me, O God, in your mercy; out of a full heart, take away my sin.
Make a clean heart in me, O God; give me a right spirit again.
The offerings of God are a broken spirit; a broken and sorrowing heart, O God, you will not put from you.
<To the chief music-maker; put to Mahalath. Maschil. Of David.> The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.
By day and night they go round the town, on the walls; trouble and sorrow are in the heart of it.
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, but they were sharp swords.
My heart is deeply wounded, and the fear of death has come on me.
My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed; I will make songs, and give praise.
From the end of the earth will I send up my cry to you, when my heart is overcome: take me to the rock which is over-high for me.
Or make discovery of our secret purpose? The design is framed with care; and the inner thought of a man, and his heart, is deep.
I said in my heart, The Lord will not give ear to me:
My heart is broken by bitter words, I am full of grief; I made a search for some to have pity on me, but there was no one; I had no comforter.
God, who is the saviour of the upright in heart, is my breastplate.
Truly, God is good to Israel, even to such as are clean in heart.
As for me, I have made my heart clean to no purpose, washing my hands in righteousness;
My heart was made bitter, and I was pained by the bite of grief:
My flesh and my heart are wasting away: but God is the Rock of my heart and my eternal heritage.
Their eyes are bursting with fat; they have more than their heart's desire.
In the day of my trouble, my heart was turned to the Lord: my hand was stretched out in the night without resting; my soul would not be comforted.
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