PSA 139:23 Parallel View

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BSB  ⇔ Search me, O God, and know my heart;
⇔ test me and know my concerns.

OEB  ⇔ Search me, O God, know my heart:
⇔ test me, and know my thoughts,

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

NET Examine me, and probe my thoughts!
 ⇔ Test me, and know my concerns!

LSV Search me, O God, and know my heart,
Try me, and know my thoughts,

FBV Examine me carefully, God, so you can be sure of my true feelings. Check me out so you can know what I really think.

T4T  ⇔ God, search my inner being;
⇔ find out what I am thinking!

LEB • test me and know my anxious thoughts.

BBE O God, let the secrets of my heart be uncovered, and let my wandering thoughts be tested:

MOF  ⇔ Search me, O God, and know my heart,
⇔ test me and try my thoughts;

JPS Search me, O God, and know my heart, try me, and know my thoughts;

ASV Search me, O God, and know my heart:
 ⇔ Try me, and know my thoughts;

DRA No DRA PSA 139:23 verse available

YLT Search me, O God, and know my heart, Try me, and know my thoughts,

DBY Search me, O [fn]God, and know my heart; prove me, and know my thoughts;

139.23 El

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

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

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

BB Searche me to the quicke O Lorde, and knowe thou myne heart: proue me and knowe thou my thoughtes.
(Searche me to the quicke O Lord, and know thou/you mine heart: prove me and know thou/you my thoughtes.)

GNV Try mee, O God, and knowe mine heart: prooue me and know my thoughtes,
(Try mee, O God, and know mine heart: prooue me and know my thoughtes, )

CB Trye me (o God) and seke the grounde of myne hert: proue me, & examen my thoughtes.
(Trye me (o God) and seek the ground of mine hert: prove me, and examen my thoughtes.)

WYC No WYC PSA 139:23 verse available

LUT Erforsche mich, GOtt, und erfahre mein Herz; prüfe mich und erfahre, wie ich‘s meine;
(Erforsche mich, God, and erfahre my Herz; prüfe me and erfahre, like ich‘s meine;)

CLV No CLV PSA 139:23 verse available

BRN No BRN PSA 139:23 verse available

BrLXX No BrLXX PSA 139:23 verse available

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

The Heart in the Psalms

The Hebrew words leb and lebab (both meaning “heart”) are hard to translate because they rarely refer to the physical human heart. Rather, these terms usually refer to the center of one’s being, an image for a person’s thought life, reflections, and will. The story of the heart reveals a person’s commitment and direction in life.

The hearts of the wicked are cunning and scheming (Ps 58:2; 64:6; 140:2). The wicked are deceptive, hypocritical, greedy, jealous, and lacking in integrity (10:3; 28:3; 41:6; 55:21; 62:4; 141:4). As time goes on, they become more arrogant, callous, and stubborn (14:1; 17:10; 73:7; 78:8; 81:12; 95:8, 10; 101:5; 119:70). The wicked are only committed to themselves (78:37), and their destructive way of life (5:9) leads to their own destruction.

Meanwhile, the psalmists openly confess their sorrow, trouble, anguish, and despair (13:2; 22:14; 25:17; 38:8, 10; 40:12; 55:4; 61:2; 69:20; 73:21, 26; 109:22; 143:4; 147:3). Through their pain, their hearts grow. They pray intensely (62:8; 119:145), long for God (84:2), trust in him (28:7), and open their hearts to God’s examination (7:9; 17:3; 26:2; 139:1-6, 23). Their commitment does not waver, and their hearts are pure (24:4; 51:10; 73:1, 13) and contented (131:1), even when broken. As their broken hearts (34:17-18; 51:17) are healed by the Lord (147:3), they become strong, confident (27:3, 14; 31:24; 57:7; 108:1; 112:7-8; 138:3), and full of life (22:26; 69:32). In the end, the Lord satisfies them and gives them the desires of their hearts (20:4; 21:2; 37:4). This fills the godly with joy and praise (4:7; 9:1; 13:5; 16:7, 9; 19:8; 30:11-12; 33:21; 86:12; 89:50; 102:4; 105:3; 111:1; 119:7, 111; 138:1).

Passages for Further Study

Pss 7:9; 9:1; 13:2; 14:1; 16:7-9; 17:3; 19:8; 20:4; 21:2; 22:14, 26; 24:4; 26:2; 27:3, 14; 28:3, 7; 33:21; 34:17-18; 37:4; 38:8, 10; 51:10, 17; 55:4, 21; 57:7; 58:2; 61:2; 62:4, 8-10; 64:6; 69:20; 73:1, 7, 13, 21, 26; 78:8, 37; 81:12; 84:2; 86:12; 89:50; 95:8, 10; 102:4; 108:1; 109:22; 111:1; 119:70, 111, 145; 131:1; 138:1; 139:1-24; 140:2; 147:3

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

Examine me

(Some words not found in UHB: search,me god and,know heart,my test,me and,know anxious_thoughts,my )

This is a request for God to tell the psalmist about any sinful thoughts that he may have. Alternate translation: “Please search me” or “I beg you to search me”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

Examine me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts

(Some words not found in UHB: search,me god and,know heart,my test,me and,know anxious_thoughts,my )

These two sentences have similar meanings. The second one strengthens the thought in the first.

Parallel PSA 139:23