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Psalm 26:2 KJV
Psalms · chapter 26 · verse 2
Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.Psalm 26:2 · King James Version
Psalm 26:2 in context
1Judge me, O LORD; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD; therefore I shall not slide.
2Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
3For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.
4I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
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Key words (Strong's)
- Examinebâchanto testH974 →
- provenâçâhto testH5254 →
- reinskilyâha kidneyH3629 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- trytsâraphto fuseH6884 →
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It is probable that David penned this psalm when he was persecuted by Saul and his party, who, to give some colour to their unjust rage, represented him as a very bad man, and falsely accused him of many high crimes and misdemeanors, dressed him up in the skins of wild beasts that they might bait him.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5