Matters Of The Heart

Passages from the Psalms dealing with the heart.

Ps 4:4 Be angry, and do not sin. Meditate

within your heart on your bed, and be still. Ps 7:10 My defense is of God, Who saves the

upright in heart. Ps 9:1 I will praise You, O LORD, with my

whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works.

Ps 10:3 For the wicked boasts of his heart's desire; He blesses the greedy and renounces the LORD.

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Ps 10:13 Why do the wicked renounce God? He

has said in his heart, "You will not require an account."

Ps 11:2 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.

Ps 13:5 But I have trusted in Your mercy; My heart shall rejoice in Your salvation.

Ps 14:1 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.

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Ps 16:7 I will bless the LORD who has given me

counsel; My heart also instructs me in the night seasons.

Ps 16:9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; My flesh also will rest in hope.

Ps 19:8 The statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes;

Ps 19:14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer.

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Ps 25:17 The troubles of my heart have enlarged; Bring

me out of my distresses! Ps 26:2 Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; Try my

mind and my heart. Ps 27:3 Though an army may encamp against me, My

heart shall not fear; Though war should rise against me, In this I will be confident.

Ps 27:8 When You said, "Seek My face," My heart said to You, "Your face, LORD, I will seek."

Ps 27:13 I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living.

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Ps 27:14 Wait on the LORD; Be of good courage, And He

shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the LORD! Ps 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; My

heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, And with my song I will praise Him.

Ps 31:24 Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart, All you who hope in the LORD.

Ps 32:11 Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous; And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!

Ps 33:21 For our heart shall rejoice in Him, Because we have trusted in His holy name.

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Ps 34:18 The LORD is near to those who have a broken

heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit. Ps 35:13 But as for me, when they were sick, My clothing

was sackcloth; I humbled myself with fasting; And my prayer would return to my own heart.

Ps 36:1 An oracle within my heart concerning the transgression of the wicked: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

Ps 36:10 Oh, continue Your lovingkindness to those who know You, And Your righteousness to the upright in heart.

Ps 37:4 Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.

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Ps 37:31 The law of his God is in his heart;

None of his steps shall slide. Ps 38:10 My heart pants, my strength fails me;

As for the light of my eyes, it also has gone from me.

Ps 40:8 I delight to do Your will, O my God, And Your law is within my heart."

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Ps 111:1 Praise the LORD! I will praise the LORD

with my whole heart, In the assembly of the upright and in the congregation.

Ps 112:7 He will not be afraid of evil tidings; His heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD.

Ps 112:8 His heart is established; He will not be afraid, Until he sees his desire upon his enemies.

Ps 119:2 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies, Who seek Him with the whole heart!

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Ps 119:7 I will praise You with uprightness of

heart, When I learn Your righteous judgments. Ps 119:10 With my whole heart I have sought You;

Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! Ps 119:11 Your word I have hidden in my heart,

That I might not sin against You! Ps 119:34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep

Your law; Indeed, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

Ps 119:36 Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to covetousness.

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Ps 119:58 I entreated Your favor with my whole

heart; Be merciful to me according to Your word. Ps 119:69 The proud have forged a lie against

me, But I will keep Your precepts with my whole heart.

Ps 119:70 Their heart is as fat as grease, But I delight in Your law.

Ps 119:80 Let my heart be blameless regarding Your statutes, That I may not be ashamed.

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Ps 119:111 Your testimonies I have taken as

a heritage forever, For they are the rejoicing of my heart.

Ps 119:112 I have inclined my heart to perform Your statutes Forever, to the very end.

Ps 119:145 I cry out with my whole heart; Hear me, O LORD! I will keep Your statutes.

Ps 119:161 Princes persecute me without a cause, But my heart stands in awe of Your word.

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120 passages in Psalms alone discuss the

heart. Hearts are the mind and soul of each person. Our relationship with God depends upon a

mind made up to serve Him only. Are you serving God with your whole heart?

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