New International Version
Psalms 26:2
2Test me, Lord, and try me, examine my heart and my mind;
Psalms 26:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Put me on trial, Lord, and cross-examine me. Test my motives and my heart.
Context of Psalms 26:2
1Vindicate me, Lord, for I have led a blameless life; I have trusted in the Lord and have not faltered. Test me, Lord, and try me, examine my heart and my mind; 3for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love and have lived in reliance on your faithfulness. 4I do not sit with the deceitful, nor do I associate with hypocrites.
Read all of Psalms 26Psalms 26:2 word by word
בְּחָנֵ֣נִי יְהוָ֣ה וְנַסֵּ֑נִי צָרְפָ֖ה כִלְיוֹתַ֣י וְלִבִּֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 26:2
- Psalms 7:9Bring to an end the violence of the wicked and make the righteous secure— you, the righteous God who probes minds and hearts.
- Psalms 17:3Though you probe my heart, though you examine me at night and test me, you will find that I have planned no evil; my mouth has not transgressed.
- Psalms 66:10For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver.
- Psalms 139:23Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
- Job 13:23How many wrongs and sins have I committed? Show me my offense and my sin.
- Job 31:4Does he not see my ways and count my every step?
- Jeremiah 20:12Lord Almighty, you who examine the righteous and probe the heart and mind, let me see your vengeance on them, for to you I have committed my cause.
- Zechariah 13:9This third I will put into the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. 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 our 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
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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
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