Psalms 139:23

Psalms 139:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
• New International Version (NIV)Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties;

Context of Psalms 139:23

21Do I not hate those who hate You, O Lord? And do I not loathe those who rise up against You? 22I hate them with perfect and utmost hatred; They have become my enemies. Search me [thoroughly], O God, and know my heart; Test me and know my anxious thoughts; 24And see if there is any wicked or hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.

Psalms 139:23 word by word

חָקְרֵ֣נִי אֵ֭ל וְדַ֣ע לְבָבִ֑י בְּ֝חָנֵ֗נִי וְדַ֣ע שַׂרְעַפָּֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Searchחָקַרchâqar · to searchH2713
• me, O Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• and knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• my heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• tryבָּחַןbâchan · to testH974
• my thoughtsשַׂרְעַפִּיםώar‛aph · anxietyH8312

Cross-references for Psalms 139:23

• Psalms 139:1O Lord, you have searched me [thoroughly] and have known me.
• Psalms 26:2Examine me, O Lord, and try me; Test my heart and my mind.
• Deuteronomy 8:2And you shall remember [always] all the ways which the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, so that He might humble you and test you, to know what was in your heart (mind), whether you would keep His commandments or not.
• Job 31:6Oh, let Him weigh me with accurate scales, And let God know my integrity.
• Proverbs 17:3The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the Lord tests hearts.
• Zechariah 13:9And I will bring the third part through the fire, Refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. They will call on My name, And I will listen and answer them; I will say, ‘They are My people,’ And they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’ ”
• Malachi 3:2“But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner’s fire and like launderer’s soap [which removes impurities and uncleanness].
• 1 Peter 1:7so that the genuineness of your faith, which is much more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested and purified by fire, may be found to result in [your] praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Commentaries on Psalms 139:23

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Search me, O God - The word “search” here is the same as in Psalm 139:1. See the notes at that verse. The psalmist had stated the fact that it is a characteristic of God that he “does” search the heart; and he here prays that God “would” exercise that power in relation to himself; that as God could know all that there is within the heart, he would examine him with the closest scrutiny, so that he might be under no delusion or self-deception; that he might…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-24Verses 17-24 God's counsels concerning us and our welfare are deep, such as cannot be known. We cannot think how many mercies we have received from him. It would help to keep us in the fear of the Lord all the day long, if, when we wake in the morning, our first thoughts were of him: and how shall we admire and bless our God for his precious salvation, when we awake in the world of glory! Surely we ought not to use our members and senses, which are so…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-24As the psalmist prays about the wicked, he also reflects on himself. He does not assume that he is righteous. This prayer has been spoken again and again by God’s people over many generations.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 139:23

• God Continued...
• Self-Examination

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Commentaries on Psalms 139

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings