The poor shall eat and be satisfied; Those who seek Him will praise the Lord. Let your heart live forever!

He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully.

The troubles of my heart have enlarged; Bring me out of my distresses!

Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; Try my mind and my heart.

Though an army may encamp against me, My heart shall not fear; Though war may rise against me, In this I will be confident.

When You said, “Seek My face,” My heart said to You, “Your face, Lord, I will seek.”

I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living.

Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!

Do not take me away with the wicked And with the workers of iniquity, Who speak peace to their neighbors, But evil is in their hearts.

The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, And with my song I will praise Him.

Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart, All you who hope in the Lord.

Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous; And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!

The counsel of the Lord stands forever, The plans of His heart to all generations.

He fashions their hearts individually; He considers all their works.

For our heart shall rejoice in Him, Because we have trusted in His holy name.

The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit.

But as for me, when they were sick, My clothing was sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting; And my prayer would return to my own heart.

Let them not say in their hearts, “Ah, so we would have it!” Let them not say, “We have swallowed him up.”

Man’s Wickedness and God’s Perfections

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord.

An oracle within my heart concerning the transgression of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

Oh, continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You, And Your righteousness to the upright in heart.

Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.

Their sword shall enter their own heart, And their bows shall be broken.

The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide.

I am feeble and severely broken; I groan because of the turmoil of my heart.

My heart pants, my strength fails me; As for the light of my eyes, it also has gone from me.