If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;

If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;

if his heart hasn't blessed me, if he hasn't been warmed with my sheep's fleece;

Did I ever lift up my hand to hurt the fatherless; yea, in the gates where I saw myself to be in authority?

And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand:

Have I ever rejoiced at the hurt of mine enemy? Or was I ever glad, that any harm happened to him? Oh no.

Have I covered my transgressions as others do
by hiding my guilt in my heart,

“I thought age should speak,
And a multitude of years should teach wisdom.

Therefore will I speak also, insofar as I may be heard, and will show you mine opinion.

For when I had waited till ye made an end of your talking, and heard your wisdom, what arguments you made in your communication;

My heart is like unvented wine;
it is about to burst like new wineskins.

My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.

Fear of me will not overcome you, and my hand will not be hard on you.

Surely thou hast spoken in mine hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words, saying,

“Man is also disciplined with pain on his bed,
And with unceasing complaint in his bones,

“If there is an angel as a mediator for him,
One out of a thousand,
To explain to a man what is right for him [that is, how to be in right standing with God],

Therefore, O men of heart, hearken to me; Far be it from God to do wickedness, And from the Mighty to do perverseness:

If he set his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;

So that they caused the cry of the poor to come unto him, And he heard the cry of the afflicted.

Let men of heart say to me, And a wise man is hearkening to me.

For in addition to his sin, he is uncontrolled in heart; before our eyes he makes sport of God, increasing his words against him.

Thy wickedness may hurt a man as thou art; and thy righteousness may profit the son of man.

Because the hand of the cruel is hard on them, men are making sounds of grief; they are crying out for help because of the arm of the strong.

Lo, God is mighty, and despiseth not, Mighty in power and heart.

But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.

At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place.

After it a voice roareth: he thundereth with the voice of his excellency; and he will not stay them when his voice is heard.

Thou hast made an expanse with Him For the clouds -- strong as a hard mirror!

Men do therefore fear him: he respecteth not any that are wise of heart.

Like stone [the] waters become hard, and [the] faces of the deep freeze.

Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?

When the earth becomes hard as metal, and is joined together in masses?

Can you depend on it because its strength is great?
Would you leave it to do your hard work?

So hard is she to her young ones, as though they were not hers, and laboureth in vain without any fear.

He abideth in the stony rocks, and upon the high tops of hard mountains, where no man can come.

His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.

If any man draw out a sword at him, it shall not hurt him: there may neither spear, javelin, nor breast plate abide him.

I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.

I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy hill. Selah.

Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.

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

In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice;
In the morning I will prepare [a prayer and a sacrifice] for You and watch and wait [for You to speak to my heart].

For there is no stability in their mouth. Their heart is mischiefs, An open grave is their throat, Their tongue they make smooth.

Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping.

The LORD hath heard my supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer.

if I have rewarded evil unto him that dealt friendly with me, or hurt them that without any cause are mine enemies;

My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart.

{To the chief Musician upon Muthlabben, A Psalm of David.} I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will shew forth all thy marvellous works.

For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the LORD abhorreth.

He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.

He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.

Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.

LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.

They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

How long shall I put counsels in my soul, grief in my heart the day? how long shall mine enemy rise up against me?

But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation.

And I trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall exult in thy salvation. I will sing to Jehovah for he benefited me.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.

In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.

I will bless Jehovah, who hath given me counsel; Yea, my heart instructeth me in the night seasons.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh also shall rest in hope.

Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

They have shut off their calloused [heart]; [with] their mouth they speak arrogantly.

In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.

He maketh my feet like hart's feet, and setteth me up on high. {TYNDALE: And maketh my feet as swift as a hind's, and setteth me fast upon my high hold.}

They shall cry, but there shall be none to help them: Yea, even unto the LORD shall they cry, but he shall hear them not. {TYNDALE: They looked for help, but none came to save them: unto the LORD they cried, but he heard them not.}

As soon as they hear me, they respond and obey me;
Foreigners feign obedience to me.

Foreigners lose heart,
And come trembling out of their strongholds.

There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.

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 thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.

Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah.

Your hand will make a search for all your haters; your right hand will be hard on all those who are against you.

O go not far from me then, for trouble is hard at hand, and here is none to help me.

A great herd of oxen is round me: I am shut in by the strong oxen of Bashan.

I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.

Save me from the lion's mouth: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.

For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.

The troubles of my heart are enlarged: O bring thou me out of my distresses.

Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.

That I may make the voice of thanksgiving to be heard, And tell of all thy wondrous works.

Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though war should rise against me, in this will I be confident.

One prayer have I made to the Lord, and this is my heart's desire; that I may have a place in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, looking on his glory, and getting wisdom in his Temple.

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek.

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, who speak peace to their neighbours, and mischief is in their heart.

Blessed be the LORD, because he hath heard the voice of my supplications.

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

The voice of the LORD was heard above the waters; the God of glory thundered; the LORD was heard over many waters.

That my soul may sing praise to You and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

I am forgotten in their heart as a dead man; I am become like a broken vessel.

For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.