I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.
Listen to his instructions, and store them in your heart.
But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night.
Oh, how I love your instructions! I think about them all day long.
Keep your servant from deliberate sins! Don’t let them control me. Then I will be free of guilt and innocent of great sin.
They have made God’s law their own, so they will never slip from his path.
I take joy in doing your will, my God, for your instructions are written on my heart.”
My child, listen to what I say, and treasure my commands.
“Listen to me, you who know right from wrong, you who cherish my law in your hearts. Do not be afraid of people’s scorn, nor fear their insults.
When I discovered your words, I devoured them. They are my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies.
but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often.
Then he returned to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. And his mother stored all these things in her heart.
Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.