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Psalm 139:23-24 KJV
Psalms · chapter 139 · verses 23–24
23Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: 24And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.Psalm 139:23-24 · King James Version
Psalm 139:23-24 in context
21Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
22I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
23Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
24And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Commentary
Cross references
- Psalms 26:2
- Job 31:6
- 1 Peter 1:7
- Proverbs 17:3
- Deuteronomy 8:2
- Psalms 139:1
- Zechariah 13:9
- Jeremiah 11:20
- Psalms 143:10
- Jeremiah 17:9-10
- Psalms 25:8-9
- Psalms 16:11
Key words (Strong's)
- Searchchâqarproperly, to penetrateH2713 →
- wickedʻôtseban idolH6090 →
- heartlêbâbthe heartH3824 →
- knowyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
- leadnâchâhto guideH5148 →
- GodʼêlstrengthH410 →
- trybâchanto testH974 →
- seerâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
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Here the psalmist makes application of the doctrine of God's omniscience, divers ways. I. He acknowledges, with wonder and thankfulness, the care God had taken of him all his days, Psa 139:17, Psa 139:18.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 17-24