Tremble and do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent.

Fill my heart with joy when their grain and new wine abound.

Not a word from their mouth can be trusted; their heart is filled with malice. Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they tell lies.

Bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure— you, the righteous God who probes minds and hearts.

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

Psalm 9

For the director of music. To the tune of “The Death of the Son.” A psalm of David.

I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.

He boasts about the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.

For look, the wicked bend their bows; they set their arrows against the strings to shoot from the shadows at the upright in heart.

Everyone lies to their neighbor; they flatter with their lips but harbor deception in their hearts.

How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?

But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.

Psalm 14

For the director of music. Of David.

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.

The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from their heart;

I will praise the Lord, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me.

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure,

Though you probe my heart, though you examine me at night and test me, you will find that I have planned no evil; my mouth has not transgressed.

They close up their callous hearts, and their mouths speak with arrogance.

They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds.

The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes.

May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.

May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed.

You have granted him his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips.

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint. My heart has turned to wax; it has melted within me.

The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the Lord will praise him— may your hearts live forever!

The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god.

Relieve the troubles of my heart and free me from my anguish.

Test me, Lord, and try me, examine my heart and my mind;

Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then I will be confident.

My heart says of you, “Seek his face!” Your face, Lord, I will seek.

Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.

Do not drag me away with the wicked, with those who do evil, who speak cordially with their neighbors but harbor malice in their hearts.

The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.

that my heart may sing your praises and not be silent. Lord my God, I will praise you forever.

Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.

Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart!

But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.

he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do.

In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.

Psalm 36

For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord.

I have a message from God in my heart concerning the sinfulness of the wicked: There is no fear of God before their eyes.

Continue your love to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.

Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

But their swords will pierce their own hearts, and their bows will be broken.

The law of their God is in their hearts; their feet do not slip.

I am feeble and utterly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.

My heart pounds, my strength fails me; even the light has gone from my eyes.

my heart grew hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned; then I spoke with my tongue:

I desire to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart.”

I do not hide your righteousness in my heart; I speak of your faithfulness and your saving help. I do not conceal your love and your faithfulness from the great assembly.

For troubles without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart fails within me.

When one of them comes to see me, he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander; then he goes out and spreads it around.

Our hearts had not turned back; our feet had not strayed from your path.

would not God have discovered it, since he knows the secrets of the heart?

Psalm 45

For the director of music. To the tune of “Lilies.” Of the Sons of Korah. A maskil. A wedding song.

My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses for the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

Let your sharp arrows pierce the hearts of the king’s enemies; let the nations fall beneath your feet.

Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,

My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.

Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.

Psalm 53

For the director of music. According to mahalath. A maskil of David.

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good.

My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen on me.

His talk is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are drawn swords.

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

No, in your heart you devise injustice, and your hands mete out violence on the earth.

From the ends of the earth I call to you, I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

Surely they intend to topple me from my lofty place; they take delight in lies. With their mouths they bless, but in their hearts they curse.

Trust in him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.

Do not trust in extortion or put vain hope in stolen goods; though your riches increase, do not set your heart on them.

They plot injustice and say, “We have devised a perfect plan!” Surely the human mind and heart are cunning.

The righteous will rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in him; all the upright in heart will glory in him!

If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened;

Scorn has broken my heart and has left me helpless; I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found none.

The poor will see and be glad— you who seek God, may your hearts live!

BOOK III

Psalms 73–89

Psalm 73

A psalm of Asaph.

Surely God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.

From their callous hearts comes iniquity; their evil imaginations have no limits.

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

When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered,

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

They said in their hearts, “We will crush them completely!” They burned every place where God was worshiped in the land.

I remembered my songs in the night. My heart meditated and my spirit asked:

They would not be like their ancestors— a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose hearts were not loyal to God, whose spirits were not faithful to him.

their hearts were not loyal to him, they were not faithful to his covenant.

And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them.

So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices.

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

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

Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.

I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever.

Remember, Lord, how your servant has been mocked, how I bear in my heart the taunts of all the nations,

Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.

Judgment will again be founded on righteousness, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

“Do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah, as you did that day at Massah in the wilderness,

For forty years I was angry with that generation; I said, ‘They are a people whose hearts go astray, and they have not known my ways.’

Light shines on the righteous and joy on the upright in heart.

I will be careful to lead a blameless life— when will you come to me? I will conduct the affairs of my house with a blameless heart.

The perverse of heart shall be far from me; I will have nothing to do with what is evil.

Whoever slanders their neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; whoever has haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not tolerate.

My heart is blighted and withered like grass; I forget to eat my food.

wine that gladdens human hearts, oil to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains their hearts.

Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.

whose hearts he turned to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.

Psalm 108

A song. A psalm of David.

My heart, O God, is steadfast; I will sing and make music with all my soul.

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

Psalm 111

Praise the Lord. I will extol the Lord with all my heart in the council of the upright and in the assembly.

They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.

Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear; in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.

Blessed are those who keep his statutes and seek him with all their heart—

I will praise you with an upright heart as I learn your righteous laws.

I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands.

I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.

I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart on your laws.

Give me understanding, so that I may keep your law and obey it with all my heart.

Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.

I have sought your face with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise.

Though the arrogant have smeared me with lies, I keep your precepts with all my heart.

Their hearts are callous and unfeeling, but I delight in your law.

Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart.

My heart is set on keeping your decrees to the very end.

ק Qoph

I call with all my heart; answer me, Lord, and I will obey your decrees.

ש Sin and Shin

Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart trembles at your word.

Lord, do good to those who are good, to those who are upright in heart.

Psalm 131

A song of ascents. Of David.

My heart is not proud, Lord, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me.

Psalm 138

Of David.

I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart; before the “gods” I will sing your praise.

Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.

who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day.

Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil so that I take part in wicked deeds along with those who are evildoers; do not let me eat their delicacies.

So my spirit grows faint within me; my heart within me is dismayed.

And he has raised up for his people a horn, the praise of all his faithful servants, of Israel, the people close to his heart. Praise the Lord.