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Old TestamentPsalms · Chapter 139

Psalms 139:23

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 139:23 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

Psalms 139:23 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Psalms 139:23 — KJV

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

Psalms 139:23 (KJV)

Psalms 139:23 in Context — About the Book of Psalms

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Cross-References for Psalms 139:23

And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

Shares key themes with Psalms 139:23: search, god, know

Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart. ambassadors: Heb. interpreters

Shares key themes with Psalms 139:23: god, know, heart

And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. because: or, that

Shares key themes with Psalms 139:23: search, god, know

Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

Shares key themes with Psalms 139:23: search, god, know

And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every...: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day

Shares key themes with Psalms 139:23: god, heart, thoughts

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey