Bible Verses about 'Desire of my heart'
- My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever. - Your statutes are my heritage forever;
they are the joy of my heart. - May he give you the desire of your heart
and make all your plans succeed. - May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart
be pleasing in your sight,
Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. - I desire to do your will, my God;
your law is within my heart. - Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws,
we wait for you;
your name and renown
are the desire of our hearts. - Whom have I in heaven but you?
And earth has nothing I desire besides you. - My son, if your heart is wise,
then my heart will be glad indeed. - Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life. - But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.
- Turn my heart toward your statutes
and not toward selfish gain. - I have hidden your word in my heart
that I might not sin against you. - I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart;
I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. - The Lord is my strength and my shield;
my heart trusts in him, and he helps me.
My heart leaps for joy,
and with my song I praise him. - I seek you with all my heart;
do not let me stray from your commands. - I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
- I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far; but it is more necessary for you that I remain in the body.
- I have chosen the way of faithfulness;
I have set my heart on your laws. - All my longings lie open before you, Lord;
my sighing is not hidden from you. - So is my word that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. - Though an army besiege me,
my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me,
even then I will be confident. - A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.
- My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit;
a broken and contrite heart
you, God, will not despise. - But I trust in your unfailing love;
my heart rejoices in your salvation.
I will sing the Lord’s praise,
for he has been good to me. - Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting. - You desire but do not have, so you kill. You covet but you cannot get what you want, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have because you do not ask God.
- Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart. - Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.
- In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
- Teach us to number our days,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom. - Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God. - My son, pay attention to what I say;
turn your ear to my words.
Do not let them out of your sight,
keep them within your heart. - For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
- The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
but the heart of the wicked is of little value. - Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.
- As water reflects the face,
so one’s life reflects the heart. - Create in me a pure heart, O God,
and renew a steadfast spirit within me. - Above all else, guard your heart,
for everything you do flows from it. - Anxiety weighs down the heart,
but a kind word cheers it up. - The precepts of the Lord are right,
giving joy to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are radiant,
giving light to the eyes. - A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. - My son, do not forget my teaching,
but keep my commands in your heart,
for they will prolong your life many years
and bring you peace and prosperity. - Be strong and take heart,
all you who hope in the Lord. - You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
- Wait for the Lord;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the Lord. - I will praise you with an upright heart
as I learn your righteous laws. - Blessed are those who keep his statutes
and seek him with all their heart. - I love you, Lord, my strength.
The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. - Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation.
- See to it, brothers and sisters, that none of you has a sinful, unbelieving heart that turns away from the living God.
“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.” 
