Psalms 44:21
19 But You have crushed us in the lair of jackals; You have covered us with deepest darkness.
20 If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?
22 Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.
23 Wake up, O Lord! Why are You sleeping? Arise! Do not reject us forever.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?
- KJV
- Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
- WEB
- won’t God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.
- ASV
- Will not God search this out? For he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
- DARBY
- Would not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
- BLB
- would not God search this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart.
- ÅB
- skulle Gud da ikke utforske det? Han kjenner jo hjertets skjulte tanker.
- OTB
- Ville ikke Gud oppdage dette?
For Han kjenner hjertets hemmeligheter. - B1930
- skulde Gud da ikke utforske det? Han kjenner jo hjertets skjulte tanker.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 17:10
I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
Read in contextJeremiah 23:24
“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 12:14
For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.
Read in contextJob 34:21–22
For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step.
Read in contextJob 31:4
Does He not see my ways and count my every step?
Read in contextHebrews 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.
Read in contextPsalms 139:1–24
O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
Read in context1 Corinthians 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God.
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