NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Thou hast provedbachan (baw-khan') to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate -- examine, prove, tempt, try (trial). mine heart leb (labe) the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect thou hast visited paqad (paw-kad') to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc. me in the night layil (lah'-yil) a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season). thou hast tried tsaraph (tsaw-raf') to fuse (metal), i.e. refine -- cast, (re-)fine(-er), founder, goldsmith, melt, pure, purge away, try. me and shalt find matsa' (maw-tsaw') to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present nothing I am purposed zamam (zaw-mam') to plan, usually in a bad sense -- consider, devise, imagine, plot, purpose, think (evil). that my mouth peh (peh) the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to shall not transgress `abar (aw-bar') to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation) Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible You have tried my heart; You have visited me by night; You have tested me and You find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible You have tested my heart; You have examined me at night. You have tried me and found nothing evil; I have determined that my mouth will not sin. International Standard Version When you probe my heart, and examine me at night; when you refine me, you will find nothing wrong, for I have determined that I will not transgress with my mouth. NET Bible You have scrutinized my inner motives; you have examined me during the night. You have carefully evaluated me, but you find no sin. I am determined I will say nothing sinful. Aramaic Bible in Plain English You have proven my heart and you visited me in the night and you have tested me and have not found evil in me and the works of the children of men have not passed my lips. GOD'S WORD® Translation You have probed my heart. You have confronted me at night. You have tested me like silver, but you found nothing wrong. I have determined that my mouth will not sin. King James 2000 Bible You have proved my heart; you have visited me in the night; you have tested me, and shall find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress. Links Psalm 17:3Psalm 17:3 NIV Psalm 17:3 NLT Psalm 17:3 ESV Psalm 17:3 NASB Psalm 17:3 KJV |
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