O my soul, do not come into their council, do not be united to their assembly, my heart, for in their anger they have killed men, and for pleasure they have hamstrung oxen.

But if you seek the Lord your God from there, you will find him, if, indeed, you seek him with all your heart and soul.

Today the Lord your God is commanding you to keep these statutes and ordinances, something you must do with all your heart and soul.

But Hannah replied, "That's not the way it is, my lord! I am under a great deal of stress. I have drunk neither wine nor beer. Rather, I have poured out my soul to the Lord.

Then I will raise up for myself a faithful priest. He will do what is in my heart and soul. I will build for him a secure dynasty and he will serve my chosen one for all time.

No king before or after repented before the Lord as he did, with his whole heart, soul, and being in accordance with the whole law of Moses.

"Why does God give light to one who is in misery, and life to those whose soul is bitter,

"Therefore, I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

"I am weary of my life; I will complain without restraint; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Like a vine he will let his sour grapes fall, and like an olive tree he will shed his blossoms.

his food is turned sour in his stomach; it becomes the venom of serpents within him.

And another man dies in bitterness of soul, never having tasted anything good.

"And now my soul pours itself out within me; days of suffering take hold of me.

Have I not wept for the unfortunate? Was not my soul grieved for the poor?

so that his life loathes food, and his soul rejects appetizing fare.

Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.

Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.

Why are you depressed, O my soul? Why are you upset? Wait for God! For I will again give thanks to my God for his saving intervention.

Awake, my soul! Awake, O stringed instrument and harp! I will wake up at dawn!

Patiently wait for God alone, my soul! For he is the one who gives me confidence.

A psalm of David, written when he was in the Judean wilderness. O God, you are my God! I long for you! My soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water.

As if with choice meat you satisfy my soul. My mouth joyfully praises you,

My soul pursues you; your right hand upholds me.

By David. Praise the Lord, O my soul! With all that is within me, praise his holy name!

Praise the Lord, O my soul! Do not forget all his kind deeds!

Praise the Lord, all that he has made, in all the regions of his kingdom! Praise the Lord, O my soul!

Praise the Lord, O my soul! O Lord my God, you are magnificent. You are robed in splendor and majesty.

May sinners disappear from the earth, and the wicked vanish! Praise the Lord, O my soul! Praise the Lord!

Rest once more, my soul, for the Lord has vindicated you.

I spread my hands out to you in prayer; my soul thirsts for you in a parched land.

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!

A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools abhor turning away from evil.

Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

my soul will rejoice when your lips speak what is right.

Likewise, know that wisdom is sweet to your soul; if you find it, you will have a future, and your hope will not be cut off.

He built a hedge around it, removed its stones, and planted a vine. He built a tower in the middle of it, and constructed a winepress. He waited for it to produce edible grapes, but it produced sour ones instead.

What more can I do for my vineyard beyond what I have already done? When I waited for it to produce edible grapes, why did it produce sour ones instead?

He will eat sour milk and honey, which will help him know how to reject evil and choose what is right.

From the abundance of milk they produce, he will have sour milk for his meals. Indeed, everyone left in the heart of the land will eat sour milk and honey.

I said, "Oh, the feeling in the pit of my stomach! I writhe in anguish. Oh, the pain in my heart! My heart pounds within me. I cannot keep silent. For I hear the sound of the trumpet; the sound of the battle cry pierces my soul!

Sometimes I think, "I will make no mention of his message. I will not speak as his messenger any more." But then his message becomes like a fire locked up inside of me, burning in my heart and soul. I grow weary of trying to hold it in; I cannot contain it.

When you seek me in prayer and worship, you will find me available to you. If you seek me with all your heart and soul,

"When that time comes, people will no longer say, 'The parents have eaten sour grapes, but the children's teeth have grown numb.'

Rather, each person will die for his own sins. The teeth of the person who eats the sour grapes will themselves grow numb.

"What do you mean by quoting this proverb concerning the land of Israel, "'The fathers eat sour grapes And the children's teeth become numb?'