Psalms 44:21

44:20 If we have forgotten the name of our God, or stretched out our hands to a strange god;

Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

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won’t God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.

Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

Shall not God search this out? for he knows the secrets of the heart.

44:22 Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.

What does Psalms 44:21 mean?

Psalms 44:21 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym), חָקַר (châqar), יָדַע (yâdaʻ).

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Shall

not

Godאֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative

this

out?חָקַרchâqar/khaw-kar'/H2713properly, to penetrate; hence, to examine intimately

for

knowethיָדַעyâdaʻ/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.)

the

secretsתַּעֲלֻמָּהtaʻălummâh/tah-al-oom-maw'/H8587a secret

the

heart.לֵבlêb/labe/H3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 44:21.

Psalms 10:13

Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.

Psalms 14:1

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

Psalms 36:1

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the LORD. The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes.

Psalms 7:10

My defence is of God, which saveth the upright in heart. My: Heb. My buckler is upon God

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 44:21 say?

Psalms 44:21 (King James Version) reads: "Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart."

Is Psalms 44:21 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 44:21 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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