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Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night;
Thou hast tried me, and [a]findest nothing;
I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
As for the works of men, by the word of thy lips
I have kept me from the ways of the violent.
My steps have held fast to thy paths,
My feet have not slipped.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 17:3 Or, findest no evil purpose in me; My mouth etc.

Though you probe my heart,(A)
    though you examine me at night and test me,(B)
you will find that I have planned no evil;(C)
    my mouth has not transgressed.(D)
Though people tried to bribe me,
    I have kept myself from the ways of the violent
    through what your lips have commanded.
My steps have held to your paths;(E)
    my feet have not stumbled.(F)

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