17 I know, my God, that You test the heart(A) and that You are pleased with what is right.(B) I have willingly given all these things with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present[a] here giving joyfully and[b] willingly to You.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Chronicles 29:17 Lit found
  2. 1 Chronicles 29:17 Or now with joy I’ve seen Your people who are present here giving

Let the evil of the wicked come to an end,(A)
but establish the righteous.(B)
The One who examines the thoughts and emotions[a]
is a righteous God.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 7:9 Lit examines hearts and kidneys

A crucible for silver, and a smelter for gold,(A)
and the Lord is the tester of hearts.(B)

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