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Psalms 17:3

IntegrityTrials and adversity

1 Hear, O LORD, my righteous plea; listen to my cry. Give ear to my prayer— it comes from lips free of deceit.

2 May my vindication come from Your presence; may Your eyes see what is right.

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.

4 As for the deeds of men— by the word of Your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.

5 My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
Thou hast proved my heart, thou hast visited me by night; thou hast tried me, thou hast found nothing: my thought goeth not beyond my word.
BLB
You have tested my heart; You have inspected in the night. You have refined me without Your finding, [for] I have purposed [that] my mouth shall not transgress.
ÅB
Du har prøvd hjertet mitt;
besøkt det om natten;
du har ransaket meg, du fant ingen ting;
jeg har besluttet å ikke tale svik med munnen.
OTB
Du har prøvd mitt hjerte;
Du har besøkt meg om natten;
Du har gransket meg og funnet ingenting;
Min hensikt er ikke å overtre med min munn.
B1930
Du har prøvd mitt hjerte, gjestet det om natten, du har ransaket mig, du fant intet; min munn viker ikke av fra mine tanker.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Job 23:10

    Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.

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  • Psalms 26:2

    Test me, O LORD, and try me; examine my heart and mind.

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  • Acts 11:23

    When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he rejoiced and encouraged them all to abide in the Lord with all their hearts.

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  • Psalms 39:1

    I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”

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  • Malachi 3:2

    But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap.

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  • Psalms 66:10

    For You, O God, have tested us; You have refined us like silver.

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  • Psalms 119:106

    I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.

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  • Jeremiah 50:20

    In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, a search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none, and for Judah’s sins, but they will not be found; for I will forgive the remnant I preserve.

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