Psalms 139:23
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
King James Version
World English Bible (WEB)
Search me, God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts;
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What this verse means
The bravest prayer in the Psalms invites God to search the heart and lead it onward.
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Lord, search me and know my heart. Find what is wrong, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Read in context — Psalms 139
21Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
22I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
23Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
24And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
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“For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:”Job 19:25
“But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.”Job 23:10
“And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.”John 1:5
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