Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate within your heart on your bed, and be still. Selah

You have put gladness in my heart, More than in the season that their grain and wine increased.

Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, But establish the just; For the righteous God tests the hearts and minds.

My defense is of God, Who saves the upright in heart.

Prayer and Thanksgiving for the Lord’s Righteous Judgments

To the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Death of the Son.” A Psalm of David.

I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works.

For the wicked boasts of his heart’s desire; He blesses the greedy and renounces the Lord.

He has said in his heart, “I shall not be moved; I shall never be in adversity.”

He has said in his heart, “God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will never see.”

Why do the wicked renounce God? He has said in his heart, “You will not require an account.”

Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble; You will prepare their heart; You will cause Your ear to hear,

For look! The wicked bend their bow, They make ready their arrow on the string, That they may shoot secretly at the upright in heart.

They speak idly everyone with his neighbor; With flattering lips and a double heart they speak.

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, Having sorrow in my heart daily? How long will my enemy be exalted over me?

But I have trusted in Your mercy; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.

Folly of the Godless, and God’s Final Triumph

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, They have done abominable works, There is none who does good.

He who walks uprightly, And works righteousness, And speaks the truth in his heart;

I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel; My heart also instructs me in the night seasons.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will rest in hope.

You have tested my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried me and have found nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

They have closed up their fat hearts; With their mouths they speak proudly.

The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.

May He grant you according to your heart’s desire, And fulfill all your purpose.

You have given him his heart’s desire, And have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah

I am poured out like water, And all My bones are out of joint; My heart is like wax; It has melted within Me.