Psalms 17:3
Provest thou my heart, visitest thou me in the night, Triest thou me like gold, thou shalt find nothing!
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2May my sentence come forth from thy presence; May thine eyes behold uprightness!
Cross References
Job 23:10But he knoweth the way which is in my heart; When he trieth me, I shall come forth as gold.
Psalms 7:4If I have rendered evil to my friend, Or have despoiled him that without cause is mine enemy,—
Psalms 16:7I will bless the LORD, who careth for me; Yea, in the night my heart admonisheth me.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 17:2-8
Sincere and Importunate Prayer. 1 Hear the right, O Lord , attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips. 2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence; let thine eyes behold the things that are equal. 3 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. 4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. 5 Hold up my goings… Read the whole commentary →