Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Though you probe my heart, though you examine me at night and test me, you will find that I have planned no evil; my mouth has not transgressed. New Living Translation You have tested my thoughts and examined my heart in the night. You have scrutinized me and found nothing wrong. I am determined not to sin in what I say. English Standard Version You have tried my heart, you have visited me by night, you have tested me, and you will find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress. Berean Standard Bible You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth. King James Bible Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. New King James Version You have tested my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried me and have found nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. New American Standard Bible You have put my heart to the test; You have visited me by night; You have sifted me and You find nothing; My intent is that my mouth will not offend. NASB 1995 You have tried my heart; You have visited me by night; You have tested me and You find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress. NASB 1977 Thou hast tried my heart; Thou hast visited me by night; Thou hast tested me and dost find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress. Legacy Standard Bible You have tested my heart; You have visited me by night; You have tried me and You find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress. Amplified Bible You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tested me and You find nothing [evil in me]; I intend that my mouth will not transgress. Christian Standard Bible You have tested my heart; you have examined me at night. You have tried me and found nothing evil; I have determined that my mouth will not sin. Holman Christian Standard Bible You have tested my heart; You have examined me at night. You have tried me and found nothing evil; I have determined that my mouth will not sin. American Standard Version Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; Thou hast tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. Contemporary English Version You know my heart, and even during the night you have tested me and found me innocent. I have made up my mind never to tell a lie. English Revised Version Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. GOD'S WORD® Translation You have probed my heart. You have confronted me at night. You have tested me like silver, but you found nothing wrong. I have determined that my mouth will not sin. Good News Translation You know my heart. You have come to me at night; you have examined me completely and found no evil desire in me. I speak no evil, International Standard Version When you probe my heart, and examine me at night; when you refine me, you will find nothing wrong, for I have determined that I will not transgress with my mouth. Majority Standard Bible You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth. NET Bible You have scrutinized my inner motives; you have examined me during the night. You have carefully evaluated me, but you find no sin. I am determined I will say nothing sinful. New Heart English Bible You have proved my heart. You have visited me in the night. You have tried me, and found nothing. I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey. Webster's Bible Translation Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. World English Bible You have proved my heart. You have visited me in the night. You have tried me, and found nothing. I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYou have proved my heart, "" You have inspected by night, "" You have tried me, You find nothing; My thoughts do not pass over my mouth. Young's Literal Translation Thou hast proved my heart, Thou hast inspected by night, Thou hast tried me, Thou findest nothing; My thoughts pass not over my mouth. Smith's Literal Translation Thou didst try my heart; thou didst review the night; thou didst refine me, thou wilt find nothing: I purposed, my mouth shall not pass by. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThou hast proved my heart, and visited it by night, thou hast tried me by fire: and iniquity hath not been found in me. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible You have tested my heart, searched it in the night. You have tried me by fire, but find no malice in me. My mouth has not transgressed New Revised Standard Version If you try my heart, if you visit me by night, if you test me, you will find no wickedness in me; my mouth does not transgress. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and thou hast not found iniquity in me; nothing hath come out of my mouth which is according to the deceitful works of men. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated You have proven my heart and you visited me in the night and you have tested me and have not found evil in me and the works of the children of men have not passed my lips. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thou hast tried my heart, Thou hast visited it in the night; Thou hast tested me, and Thou findest not That I had a thought which should not pass my mouth. Brenton Septuagint Translation Thou has proved mine heart; thou hast visited me by night; thou hast tried me as with fire, and unrighteousness has not been found in me: I am purposed that my mouth shall not speak amiss. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Hear My Righteous Plea…2May my vindication come from Your presence; may Your eyes see what is right. 3You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth. 4As for the deeds of men—by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.… Cross References Job 23:10 Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold. Proverbs 17:3 A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts. Jeremiah 11:20 O LORD of Hosts, who judges righteously, who examines the heart and mind, let me see Your vengeance upon them, for to You I have committed my cause. 1 Peter 1:7 so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 2:4 Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts. Psalm 26:2 Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind. Psalm 139:23-24 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns. / See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting. 1 Corinthians 4:4 My conscience is clear, but that does not vindicate me. It is the Lord who judges me. James 1:12 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him. Revelation 2:23 Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds. Hebrews 4:12-13 For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart. / Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account. 2 Corinthians 10:18 For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends. Romans 8:27 And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. 1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.” Proverbs 21:2 All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the LORD weighs the heart. Treasury of Scripture You have proved my heart; you have visited me in the night; you have tried me, and shall find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. proved Psalm 11:5 The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. Psalm 26:2 Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart. Psalm 66:10 For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. thou hast Psalm 16:7 I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons. Job 24:14 The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief. Hosea 7:6 For they have made ready their heart like an oven, whiles they lie in wait: their baker sleepeth all the night; in the morning it burneth as a flaming fire. shalt Psalm 7:4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (yea, I have delivered him that without cause is mine enemy:) Psalm 44:17-21 All this is come upon us; yet have we not forgotten thee, neither have we dealt falsely in thy covenant… 1 Samuel 24:10,12 Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to day into mine hand in the cave: and some bade me kill thee: but mine eye spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth mine hand against my lord; for he is the LORD'S anointed… I am Psalm 39:1 To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. Psalm 119:106 I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments. Proverbs 13:3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. Jump to Previous Disobey Evil Examine Find Findest Found Heart Inspected Mouth Night Probe Proved Purpose Purposed Resolved Searching Tested Thought Transgress Tried Triest Visited Visitest Wickedness Wilt WordJump to Next Disobey Evil Examine Find Findest Found Heart Inspected Mouth Night Probe Proved Purpose Purposed Resolved Searching Tested Thought Transgress Tried Triest Visited Visitest Wickedness Wilt WordPsalm 17 1. David, in confidence of his integrity, craves defense of God against his enemies10. He shows their pride, craft, and eagerness 13. He prays against them in confidence of his hope You have examined my heart This phrase speaks to the intimate and thorough scrutiny of God. The Hebrew word for "examined" is "bachan," which means to test, investigate, or scrutinize. It implies a deep, penetrating examination that goes beyond surface appearances. In the ancient Near Eastern context, the heart was considered the seat of thought, emotion, and will. Thus, the psalmist acknowledges that God has a profound understanding of his innermost being. This examination is not merely for judgment but also for understanding and guidance, reflecting God's role as a loving and just Father who knows His children completely. You have visited me in the night You have tested me and found no evil I have resolved not to sin with my mouth I am purposed.--The Hebrew word presents a difficulty. It is better to take it as a noun--counsels, and here, as generally, evil counsels--and join it to the preceding, not (as in the Authorised Version) the following words. "Thou hast proved my heart, Thou hast visited me in the night, Thou hast found no malice in me, My mouth doth not transgress, or It (malice) doth not pass my mouth." "I offend"--that is, "neither in thought nor word." The LXX., Vulg., Syr., Chald., and Arab. versions support this arrangement. . . . Verse 3. - Thou hast proved mine heart (comp. Psalm 26:2; Psalm 66:9; Psalm 95:9; Psalm 139:23). "Proved" means "tried," "tested," examined strictly, so as to know whether there was any wickedness in it or not. Thou hast visited me in the night. The night is the time when men can least escape those searching, testing thoughts which God's providence then especially sends, to "try the very heart and reins" (Psalm 7:9). Thou hast tried me., and shalt find nothing; rather, and findest nothing. The process was one begun in the past, and continuing on in the present. God was ever searching David and trying him; but "found nothing," i.e. no alloy, no base rectal, no serious flaw in his character; not that he was sinless, but that he 'was sincere and earnest - a true worshipper of God, not a hypocrite. I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. "If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man" (James 3:2). David's resolution to "keep the door of his lips" would have a chastening influence over both his thoughts and acts.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You have triedבָּ֘חַ֤נְתָּ (bā·ḥan·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 974: To test, to investigate my heart; לִבִּ֨י ׀ (lib·bî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre You have visited פָּ֘קַ֤דְתָּ (pā·qaḏ·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit [me] in the night. לַּ֗יְלָה (lay·lāh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity You have tested me צְרַפְתַּ֥נִי (ṣə·rap̄·ta·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 6884: To smelt, refine, test and found תִּמְצָ֑א (tim·ṣā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present no [evil]; בַל־ (ḇal-) Adverb Strong's 1077: A failure, nothing, not at all, lest I have resolved זַ֝מֹּתִ֗י (zam·mō·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 2161: To consider, purpose, devise not בַּל־ (bal-) Adverb Strong's 1077: A failure, nothing, not at all, lest to sin יַעֲבָר־ (ya·‘ă·ḇār-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on with my mouth. פִּֽי׃ (pî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 6310: The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to Links Psalm 17:3 NIVPsalm 17:3 NLT Psalm 17:3 ESV Psalm 17:3 NASB Psalm 17:3 KJV Psalm 17:3 BibleApps.com Psalm 17:3 Biblia Paralela Psalm 17:3 Chinese Bible Psalm 17:3 French Bible Psalm 17:3 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 17:3 You have proved my heart (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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