- I thank you and praise you,
O God of my fathers,
who have given me wisdom and might,
and have now made known to me what we desired of you;
for you have made known to us the king’s matter. - The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.
- But I will sing of your strength.
Yes, I will sing aloud of your loving kindness in the morning.
For you have been my high tower,
a refuge in the day of my distress. - Yahweh, remember your tender mercies and your loving kindness,
for they are from old times.
Don’t remember the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions.
Remember me according to your loving kindness,
for your goodness’ sake, Yahweh. - My son, attend to my words.
Turn your ear to my sayings.
Let them not depart from your eyes.
Keep them in the center of your heart. - Keep your heart with all diligence,
for out of it is the wellspring of life. - Behold, God is my helper.
The Lord is the one who sustains my soul. - As newborn babies, long for the pure spiritual milk, that with it you may grow.
- For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
- My son, don’t forget my teaching,
but let your heart keep my commandments,
for they will add to you length of days,
years of life, and peace. - Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they shall see God. - Turn back, and tell Hezekiah the prince of my people, ‘Yahweh, the God of David your father, says, “I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. Behold, I will heal you. On the third day, you will go up to Yahweh’s house.”’
- You lust, and don’t have. You murder and covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask.
- Can a woman forget her nursing child,
that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb?
Yes, these may forget,
yet I will not forget you!
Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands.
Your walls are continually before me. - Also delight yourself in Yahweh,
and he will give you the desires of your heart. - That which makes a man to be desired is his kindness.
A poor man is better than a liar. - Create in me a clean heart, O God.
Renew a right spirit within me. - Like water reflects a face,
so a man’s heart reflects the man. - I give eternal life to them. They will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. My Father who has given them to me is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.
- So teach us to count our days,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom. - But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh.
- For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s.
- I will give thanks to you with uprightness of heart,
when I learn your righteous judgments. - The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver.
The heart of the wicked is of little worth. - A cheerful heart makes good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
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