Psalms 26:2

Psalms 26:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
• New International Version (NIV)Test me, Lord, and try me, examine my heart and my mind;
• English Standard Version (ESV)Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and my mind.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; Try my mind and my heart.

Context of Psalms 26:2

1Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity, And I have trusted in the Lord without wavering. Examine me, O Lord, and try me; Test my mind and my heart. 3For Your lovingkindness is before my eyes, And I have walked in Your truth. 4I do not sit with deceitful men, Nor will I go with pretenders.

Psalms 26:2 word by word

בְּחָנֵ֣נִי יְהוָ֣ה וְנַסֵּ֑נִי צָרְפָ֖ה כִלְיוֹתַ֣י וְלִבִּֽי׃Read the interlinear

• Examineבָּחַןbâchan · to testH974
• me, O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• and tryנָסָהnâsâh · to test: tryH5254
• Testצָרַףtsâraph · to refineH6884
• mindכִּלְיָהkilyâh · kidneyH3629
• and my heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820

Cross-references for Psalms 26:2

• Psalms 7:9O let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish the righteous; For the righteous God tries the hearts and minds.
• Psalms 17:3You have tried my heart; You have visited me by night; You have tested me and You find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.
• Psalms 66:10For You have tried us, O God; You have refined us as silver is refined.
• Psalms 139:23Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts;
• Job 13:23How many are my iniquities and sins? Make known to me my rebellion and my sin.
• Job 31:4Does He not see my ways And number all my steps?
• Jeremiah 20:12Yet, O Lord of hosts, You who test the righteous, Who see the mind and the heart; Let me see Your vengeance on them; For to You I have set forth my cause.
• 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 answer them; I will say, ‘They are My people,’ And they will say, ‘The Lord is my God.’”

Commentaries on Psalms 26:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Examine me, O Lord - To thee I appeal; and feel no hesitation in wishing to have all the motives of my heart dissected and exposed to thy view, and to that of the world.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Examine me, O Lord - The meaning of this verse is, that he asked of God a strict and rigid examination of his case. To express this, the psalmist uses three words - “examine; prove; try.” These words are designed to include the modes in which the reality of anything is tested, and they imply together that he wished the most “thorough” investigation to be made; he did not shrink from any test. He evidently felt that it was essential to his welfare that the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3The psalmist opens himself to divine examination of his life, especially in the areas of his character and devotion.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. He asks the most careful scrutiny of his affections and thoughts (Psa 7:9), or motives.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 26:2

• Faith
• God Continued...
• Heart
• Integrity
• Self-Examination

In the dictionaries

• Reins
• Truth
• Wondrous
• Examine; Examination
• Kidneys
• Prove
• Rekem
• Psalms, Book of
• integrity
• test, tested, testing, testing in the fire

Commentaries on Psalms 26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings