'Heart' in the Bible

Lord, you have put joy in my heart, more than they have when their grain and their wine are increased.

Give ear to my words, O Lord; give thought to my heart-searchings.

God, who is the saviour of the upright in heart, is my breastplate.

I will give you praise, O Lord, with all my heart; I will make clear all the wonder of your works.

For the evil-doer is lifted up because of the purpose of his heart, and he whose mind is fixed on wealth is turned away from the Lord, saying evil against him.

He has said in his heart, I will not be moved: through all generations I will never be in trouble.

He says in his heart, God has no memory of me: his face is turned away; he will never see it.

Why has the evil-doer a low opinion of God, saying in his heart, You will not make search for it?

See, the bows of the evil-doers are bent, they make ready their arrows on the cord, so that they may send them secretly against the upright in heart.

How long is my soul to be in doubt, with sorrow in my heart all the day? how long will he who is against me be given power over me?

But I have had faith in your mercy; my heart will be glad in your salvation.

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.

Because of this my heart is glad, and my glory is full of joy: while my flesh takes its rest in hope.

The orders of the Lord are right, making glad the heart: the rule of the Lord is holy, giving light to the eyes.

Let the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing in your eyes, O Lord, my strength and my salvation.

I am flowing away like water, and all my bones are out of place: my heart is like wax, it has become soft in my body.

The poor will have a feast of good things: those who make search for the Lord will give him praise: your heart will have life for ever.

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.

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.

When you said, Make search for my face, my heart said to you, For your face will I make my search.

Let your hope be in the Lord: take heart and be strong; yes, let your hope be in the Lord.

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.

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.

My heart was burning in my breast; while I was deep in thought the fire was lighted; then I said with my tongue,

When I was waiting quietly for the Lord, his heart was turned to me, and he gave ear to my cry.

My delight is to do your pleasure, O my God; truly, your law is in my heart.

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.

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.

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;

From my mouth will come words of wisdom; and in the thoughts of my heart will be knowledge.

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.

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.

My heart is deeply wounded, and the fear of death has come on me.

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 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.

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.

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.

The memory of my song comes back to me in the night; my thoughts are moving in my heart; my spirit is searching with care.

And not be like their fathers, a stiff-necked and uncontrolled generation; a generation whose heart was hard, whose spirit was not true to God.

So he gave them food with an upright heart, guiding them by the wisdom of his hands.

The passion of my soul's desire is for the house of the Lord; my heart and my flesh are crying out for the living God.

Happy is the man whose strength is in you; in whose heart are the highways to Zion.

O God, let your eyes be on him who is our safe cover, and let your heart be turned to your king.

Keep in mind, O Lord, the shame of your servants, and how the bitter words of all the people have come into my heart;

Because he has given me his love, I will take him out of danger: I will put him in a place of honour, because he has kept my name in his heart.

Light is shining on the lovers of righteousness, and for the upright in heart there is joy.

And wine to make glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face shining, and bread giving strength to his heart.

O God, my heart is fixed; I will make songs and melody, even with my glory.

For I am poor and in need, and my heart is wounded in me.

Let the Lord be praised. I will give praise to the Lord with all my heart, among the upright, and in the meeting of the people.

He will have no fear of evil news; his heart is fixed, for his hope is in the Lord.

His heart is resting safely, he will have no fear, till he sees trouble come on his haters.

Happy are they who keep his unchanging word, searching after him with all their heart.

I will give you praise with an upright heart in learning your right decisions.

I have made search for you with all my heart: O let me not go wandering far from your teaching.

I have kept your sayings secretly in my heart, so that I might do no sin against you.

Take away from me shame and bitter words; for I have kept your unchanging word in my heart.

I will go quickly in the way of your teaching, because you have given me a free heart.

Give me wisdom, so that I may keep your law; going after it with all my heart.

Let my heart be turned to your unchanging word, and not to evil desire.

Give effect to your word to your servant, in whose heart is the fear of you.

This has been true of me, that I have kept your orders in my heart.

I have given my mind to do your pleasure with all my heart; have mercy on me, as you have said.

The men of pride have said false things about me; but I will keep your orders in my heart.

Let all my heart be given to your orders, so that I may not be put to shame.

My heart has not been turned away from your decisions; for you have been my teacher.

I have taken your unchanging word as an eternal heritage; for it is the joy of my heart.

My heart is ever ready to keep your rules, even to the end.

I have made my prayer with all my heart; give answer to me, O Lord: I will keep your rules.

Rulers have been cruel to me without cause; but I have the fear of your word in my heart.

Let your hand be near for my help; for I have given my heart to your orders.

Lord, there is no pride in my heart and my eyes are not lifted up; and I have not taken part in great undertakings, or in things over-hard for me.

I will give you praise with all my heart: I will make melody to you before the gods.

O God, let the secrets of my heart be uncovered, and let my wandering thoughts be tested: