2 Chronicles 12:14

12:14 He did evil because he was not determined to follow the Lord.

2 Chronicles 30:19

30:19 everyone who has determined to follow God, the Lord God of his ancestors, even if he is not ceremonially clean according to the standards of the temple.”

Ezra 7:10

7:10 Now Ezra had dedicated himself to the study of the law of the Lord, to its observance, and to teaching its statutes and judgments in Israel.

Psalms 57:7

57:7 I am determined, O God! I am determined!

I will sing and praise you!


tn Heb “because he did not set his heart to seek the Lord.”

tn Heb “everyone [who] has prepared his heart to seek God.”

tn Heb “and not according to the purification of the holy place.”

tn Heb “established his heart.”

tn Heb “to do and to teach.” The expression may be a hendiadys, in which case it would have the sense of “effectively teaching.”

tn Or perhaps “confident”; Heb “my heart is steadfast.” The “heart” is viewed here as the seat of the psalmist’s volition and/or emotions.