Psalms 139:23

139:22 I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.

Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

KJV

Search me, God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts.

Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

139:24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. wicked: Heb. way of pain, or, grief

What does Psalms 139:23 mean?

Psalms 139:23 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חָקַר (châqar), אֵל (ʼêl), יָדַע (yâdaʻ).

Hebrew interlinear

Searchחָקַרchâqar/khaw-kar'/H2713properly, to penetrate; hence, to examine intimately

me,

God,אֵלʼêl/ale/H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)

and

knowיָדַעyâdaʻ/yaw-dah'/H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)

heart:לֵבָבlêbâb/lay-bawb'/H3824the heart (as the most interior organ);

tryבָּחַןbâchan/baw-khan'/H974to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate

me,

and

thoughts:שַׂרְעַףsarʻaph/sar-af'/H8312cogitation

Topics

Self-Examination Sin

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 139:23.

Genesis 20:6

And God said unto him in a dream, Yea, I know that thou didst this in the integrity of thy heart; for I also withheld thee from sinning against me: therefore suffered I thee not to touch her.

Jeremiah 17:10

I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 139:23 say?

Psalms 139:23 (King James Version) reads: "Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:"

Is Psalms 139:23 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 139:23 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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