Psalms 17:3 · KJV
“Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited {me} in the night; thou hast tried me, {and} shalt find nothing; I am purposed {that} my mouth shall not transgress.”
— Psalms 17:3
Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept {me from} the paths of the destroyer.
Psalms 17 — Context
[A Prayer of David.] Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, {that goeth} not out of feigned lips. {the right: Heb. justice} {not...: Heb. without lips of deceit}
2Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal.
3Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited {me} in the night; thou hast tried me, {and} shalt find nothing; I am purposed {that} my mouth shall not transgress.
4Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept {me from} the paths of the destroyer.
5Hold up my goings in thy paths, {that} my footsteps slip not. {slip...: Heb. be not moved}
Cross References
Job 23:10
But he knoweth the way that I take: {when} he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold. {that...: Heb. that is with me}
Psalms 26:2
Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
Acts 11:23
Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.
Psalms 39:1
[To the chief Musician, {even} to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.] I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. {my mouth...: Heb. a bridle, or, muzzle for my mouth}
Malachi 3:2
But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he {is} like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:
Jeremiah 50:20
In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and {there shall be} none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.
Psalms 66:10
For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
Psalms 119:106
I have sworn, and I will perform {it}, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.