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Psalms 139:23

Psalms 139:23
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And see if there be any wicked way in me,.... Not that David thought himself free from wickedness, or that there was none to be found in his heart and life; and therefore said this in a boasting way,…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Search me, O God - The word “search” here is the same as in Psa 139:1. See the notes at that verse. The psalmist had stated the fact that it is a characteristic of God that he “does” search the heart;…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 139:17-24

Here the psalmist makes application of the doctrine of God's omniscience, divers ways.

I. He acknowledges, with wonder and thankfulness, the care God had taken of him all his days, Psa 139:17, Psa…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Psalms 139:23-24

In no spirit of presumptuous self-confidence, but with an honest desire to be saved from self-deception and guided in the way of true life, the Psalmist ends by inviting and welcoming that Divine…