Psalms 139:1

In 11 translations

BSB

O LORD, You have searched me and known me.

KJV

O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.

WEB

Yahweh, you have searched me, and you know me.

ASV

O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and known me.

LSV

TO THE OVERSEER. A PSALM OF DAVID. YHWH, You have searched me, and know.

YLT

To the Overseer. — A Psalm by David. Jehovah, Thou hast searched me, and knowest.

DBY

Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and known [me].

DRC138:1

Lord, thou hast proved me, and known me:

GNV

To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. O Lord, thou hast tried me and knowen me.

JPS

For the Leader. A Psalm of David. O LORD, Thou hast searched me, and known me.

LXXE138:1

For the end, a Psalm of David. O Lord, thou hast proved me, and known me.Alex. + of Zacharias in the dispersion.

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WLC

לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִ֣ד מִזְמ֑וֹר יְהוָ֥ה חֲ֝קַרְתַּ֗נִי וַתֵּדָֽע׃KJV:Ps.139.1

LXX-Br138:1

Εἰς τὸ τέλος, ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυίδ. Κύριε ἐδοκίμασάς με, καὶ ἔγνως με.

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• Hebrews 4:13Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
• Jeremiah 12:3But You know me, O LORD; You see me and test my heart toward You. Drag away the wicked like sheep to the slaughter and set them apart for the day of carnage.
• Jeremiah 17:9–10The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
• Psalms 44:21would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?
• Psalms 17:3You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.
• Psalms 139:23Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.
• 1 Chronicles 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be…
• Psalms 11:4–5The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men. The LORD tests the righteous and the wicked; His soul hates the lover of violence.
• 1 Kings 8:39be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and act, and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of all men—
• Revelation 2:23Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.
• John 21:17Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said…
• Revelation 2:18To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze.

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