Jeremiah 20:12
And thou, Jehovah of hosts, who triest the righteous, who seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them; for unto thee have I revealed my cause.
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2 Chronicles 24:22And king Joash remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said, Jehovah see and require [it]!
Psalms 11:5Jehovah trieth the righteous one; but the wicked, and him that loveth violence, his soul hateth.
Psalms 26:2Prove me, Jehovah, and test me; try my reins and my heart:
Psalms 59:10God, whose loving-kindness will come to meet me, God shall let me see [my desire] upon mine enemies.
Psalms 86:4Rejoice the soul of thy servant; for unto thee, Lord, do I lift up my soul.
Psalms 139:23Search me, O God, and know my heart; prove me, and know my thoughts;
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 20:8-14
The Prophet's Impatient Appeal. ( b. c. 600.) 7 O Lord , thou hast deceived me, and I was deceived: thou art stronger than I, and hast prevailed: I am in derision daily, every one mocketh me. 8 For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil; because the word of the Lord was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily. 9 Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But his word was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing,… Read the whole commentary →