Guide your heart (2/4)

Examine me, O God, and know my heart; test me and understand my… Psalm 139:23-24

Examine me, O God, and know my heart; test me and understand my thoughts. See if I follow an evil way, and guide me on the way to eternity. Psalm 139:23-24	Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts. See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. eternal life holiness righteousness
I will give you a new heart and place a new spirit within you. I will remove from your body a heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh in its place. Ezekiel 36:26	A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you; and I will remove from your body the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. heart Spirit salvation

I will instruct you and guide you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and keep my eyes upon you. Psalm 32:8	I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. encouragement understanding learning
Thus you could understand that the Lord, your God, was disciplining you, just like a father disciplines his son. Deuteronomy 8:5	Know then in your heart that as a parent disciplines a child so the Lord your God disciplines you. Father learning punishment
Take heed to follow the commandments and the laws that Moses, the servant of the Lord, gave you: to love the Lord, your God, and to walk in his ways and to observe his commandments, holding fast to him and serving him with all your heart and all your soul. Joshua 22:5	Take good care to observe the commandment and instruction that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to keep his commandments, and to hold fast to him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul. law heart soul
May he give you your heart’s desire and grant you success in all your plans. Psalm 20:5	May he grant you your heart's desire, and fulfill all your plans. planning blessing heart
You shall not hate your brother in your heart, nor shall you rebuke your brother in any way, lest you bear sin because of him. You shall not seek vengeance nor bear a grudge against the children of your people. You shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord. Leviticus 19:17-18	You shall not hate in your heart anyone of your kin; you shall reprove your neighbor, or you will incur guilt yourself. You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against any of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord. love gentleness anger
Trust wholeheartedly in the Lord rather than relying on your own intelligence. In everything you do, acknowledge him, and he will see that your paths are straight. Proverbs 3:5-6	Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. trust dependence heart
Do not let your hearts be troubled. You place your trust in God. Trust also in me. John 14:1	Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. trust fear worrying
To do your will, O God, is my delight; your law is in my heart. Psalm 40:9	I delight to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart. obedience law heart
And so now, O Israel, what does the Lord, your God, require of you but to fear the Lord, your God, to walk in all of his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord, your God, with all your heart and all your soul, and to observe the commandments and the statutes that I am giving you today for your own good. Deuteronomy 10:12-13	So now, O Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you? Only to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments of the Lord your God and his decrees that I am commanding you today, for your own well-being. law awe blessing
You shall keep these things that I command you today in your heart. Teach them to your children. You shall talk of them when you are sitting in your home, and when you are walking along the way, and when you lie down and when you rise up. Deuteronomy 6:6-7	Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart. Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise. law family children
I further pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened so that you may know the hope to which he has called you, how rich and glorious is his inheritance in the saints. Ephesians 1:18	So that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints. understanding hope receiving
And ‘to love him with all your heart, and with all your understanding, and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself,’ is worth more than any burnt offerings and sacrifices. Mark 12:33	And ‘to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength,’ and ‘to love one's neighbor as oneself,’—this is much more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices. heart mind strength
Then Peter asked, “Ananias, why has Satan so gained control of your heart that you lied to the Holy Spirit and retained part of the sale price of the land? While it remained unsold, did it not belong to you? And after it was sold, were not the proceeds yours? What caused you to contrive this scheme? You have lied not to men but to God.” Acts 5:3-4	“Ananias,” Peter asked, “why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the proceeds of the land? While it remained unsold, did it not remain your own? And after it was sold, were not the proceeds at your disposal? How is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You did not lie to us but to God!” lying money honesty
I treasure your word in my heart for fear that I may sin against you. Psalm 119:11	I treasure your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against you. Word of God heart sin
Dispose my heart to follow your statutes and to flee selfish gain. Psalm 119:36	Turn my heart to your decrees, and not to selfish gain. law greed heart
Even should my heart and my flesh fail, God is the rock of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26	My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. strength life dependence
Thus says the Lord of hosts: Render fair judgments, and show kindness and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the alien, or the poor. Do not plot evil in your heart against one another. Zechariah 7:9-10	Thus says the Lord of hosts: Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another; do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the alien, or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another. evil righteousness neighbor
I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your precepts. Psalm 119:10	With my whole heart I seek you; do not let me stray from your commandments. law righteousness heart
Your statutes are my everlasting heritage; they are the very joy of my heart. Psalm 119:111	Your decrees are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart. law joy heart
I will praise you in sincerity of heart as I ponder your righteous judgments. Psalm 119:7	I will praise you with an upright heart, when I learn your righteous ordinances. law worship heart
Teach me your ways, O Lord, so that I may walk in your truth; let me worship your name with an undivided heart. Psalm 86:11	Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart to revere your name. learning truth reliability
For one believes in the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved. Romans 10:10	For one believes with the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved. faith speaking salvation
I will offer praise to you, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will recount all your wondrous deeds. Psalm 9:2	I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. worship gratitude miracles

Rend your hearts and not your garments, and turn back to the Lord, your God. For he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, rich in kindness, and always prepared to relent from punishing.

Rend your hearts and not your clothing. Return to the Lord, your God, for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and relents from punishing.