O let (A)the evil of the wicked come to an end, but (B)establish the righteous;
For the righteous God (C)tries the hearts and [a]minds.

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  1. Psalm 7:9 Lit kidneys, figurative for inner man

(A)Examine me, O Lord, and try me;
(B)Test my [a]mind and my heart.

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  1. Psalm 26:2 Lit kidneys, figurative for inner man

God’s Omnipresence and Omniscience.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

139 O Lord, You have (A)searched me and known me.

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20 But, O Lord of hosts, who (A)judges righteously,
Who (B)tries the [a]feelings and the heart,
Let me see Your vengeance on them,
For to You have I [b]committed my cause.

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  1. Jeremiah 11:20 Lit kidneys
  2. Jeremiah 11:20 Lit revealed

10 “I, the Lord, (A)search the heart,
I test the [a]mind,
Even (B)to give to each man according to his ways,
According to the [b]results of his deeds.

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  1. Jeremiah 17:10 Lit kidneys
  2. Jeremiah 17:10 Lit fruit

15 And He said to them, “You are those who (A)justify yourselves [a]in the sight of men, but (B)God knows your hearts; for that which is highly esteemed among men is detestable [b]in the sight of God.

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  1. Luke 16:15 Lit before
  2. Luke 16:15 Lit before

24 And they (A)prayed and said, “You, Lord, (B)who know the hearts of all men, show which one of these two You have chosen

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27 and (A)He who searches the hearts knows what (B)the mind of the Spirit is, because He (C)intercedes for the [a]saints according to the will of God.

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  1. Romans 8:27 Or holy ones