And I -- I have said in my haste, 'I have been cut off from before Thine eyes,' But Thou hast heard the voice of my supplications, In my crying unto Thee.

Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.

Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.

Rejoice in the Lord, you righteous ones;
Praise is becoming and appropriate for those who are upright [in heart—those with moral integrity and godly character].

The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.

he who fashions altogether their heart, he who understands all their works.

For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted in his holy name.

I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

Be turned from evil, and do good; make a search for peace, desiring it with all your heart.

The righteous cried, and Jehovah heard, And delivered them out of all their troubles.

The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.

Let them be confounded and put to shame that seek after my soul: let them be turned back and brought to confusion that devise my hurt.

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.

Let them not say in their heart, Aha, so would we have it: Let them not say, We have swallowed him up.

Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD.} The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart.

Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.

They will not be ashamed when hard times come; when famine comes they will have enough to eat.

Though he fall, he shall not be hurt, for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.

The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.

For your arrows have pierced me, your hand presses hard on me.

I am feeble and sore broken: I have roared by reason of the disquietness of my heart.

O Lord, you understand my heart's desire; my groaning is not hidden from you.

My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eyes, it also is gone from me.

My heart moved about rapidly, my strength forsook me, and the light of mine eyes also they not with me.

They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.

But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.

And I as a man that heard not, and not in his mouth confutations

My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,

No longer let your hand be hard on me; I am wasted by the blows of your hand.

{To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.

I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.

For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.

Let them be put to shame and confounded together That seek after my soul to destroy it: Let them be turned backward and brought to dishonor That delight in my hurt.

And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.

{To the chief Musician, Maschil, for the sons of Korah.} As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.

I remember this as I pour out my heart:
how I walked with many,
leading the festive procession to the house of God,
with joyful and thankful shouts.

{To the chief Musician for the sons of Korah, Maschil.} We have heard with our ears, O God, our fathers have told us, what work thou didst in their days, in the times of old.

Our heart is not turned back, neither have our steps declined from thy way;

Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

{To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim, for the sons of Korah, Maschil, A Song of loves.} My heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

Thine arrows are sharp in the heart of the king's enemies; whereby the people fall under thee.

Therefore will we not fear, though the earth do change, And though the mountains be shaken into the heart of the seas;

As we have heard, so have we seen in the city of the LORD of hosts, in the city of our God: God will establish it for ever. Selah.

Set your heart to her bulwark, Consider her high places, So that ye recount to a later generation,

My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.

Their heart is: Their houses are to the age, Their tabernacles to all generations. They proclaimed their names over the lands.

Have pity on me, O God, in your mercy; out of a full heart, take away my sin.

Behold, You desire truth in the innermost being,
And in the hidden part [of my heart] You will make me know wisdom.

Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

Thou lovest to speak all words that may do hurt, O thou false tongue.

{To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, A Psalm of David.} The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

An offering of a free heart will I give thee, and praise thy name, O LORD, because it is so comfortable.

My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.

By day and night they go round the town, on the walls; trouble and sorrow are in the heart of it.

Let death deceive them. May they descend to Sheol alive, because evil [is] in their home [and] {heart}.

At evening and morning and high noon, have I been wont to lament and complain, And he hath heard my voice!

God will hear and humble them,
Even He who sits enthroned from old— Selah.
Because in them there has been no change [of heart],
And they do not fear God [at all].

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

All day long they twist my words and say hurtful things;
All their thoughts are against me for evil.

My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise.

Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

Behold, they will gush out with their mouth: swords in their lips: for who heard?

You have made the people see hard times; you have given us the wine of shaking for our drink.

Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.

From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.

Only -- from his excellency They have consulted to drive away, They enjoy a lie, with their mouth they bless, And with their heart revile. Selah.

Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.

My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

These also that seek the hurt of my soul, they shall go under the earth.

That they may privily hurt the innocent, and suddenly hit him without any fear.

They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.

The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.

Thou waterest her furrows, thou breakest the hard clots thereof, thou makest it soft with the drops of rain, and blessest the increase of it.

O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:

If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:

But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.

Give thanks, O Israel, unto God the LORD in the congregations, from the ground of the heart.

Rebuke the beasts [living] among the reeds [in Egypt],
The herd of bulls (the leaders) with the calves of the peoples;
Trampling underfoot the pieces of silver;
He has scattered the peoples who delight in war.

I am on fire with passion for your house; and the hard things which are said about you have come on me.

Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.

For they persecute him whom you have wounded. They tell of the sorrow of those whom you have hurt.

So shall it be more pleasing to Yahweh than a bullock of the herd, Showing horn and divided hoof.

The humble shall see this, and be glad: and your heart shall live that seek God.

For Jehovah heard to the needy, and he despised not his hound.

Let them be ashamed and confounded that seek after my soul: let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt.

Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.

{A Psalm of Asaph.} Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.

Of the toil of weak mortals, have they none, Nor, with the sons of earth, are they hard smitten.

Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.