Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Thou hast proved my heart, Thou hast inspected by night, Thou hast tried me, Thou findest nothing; My thoughts pass not over my mouth.
New American Standard Bible
You have visited me by night;
You have
I have
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
You have examined me at night.
You have tried me and found nothing evil;
I have determined that my mouth will not sin.
International Standard Version
When you probe my heart, and examine me at night; when you refine me, you will find nothing wrong, for I have determined that I will not transgress with my mouth.
A Conservative Version
Thou have proved my heart. Thou have visited me in the night. Thou have tried me, and find nothing. I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
American Standard Version
Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; Thou hast tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
Amplified
You have tried my heart;
You have visited me in the night;
You have tested me and You find nothing [evil in me];
I intend that my mouth will not transgress.
Darby Translation
Thou hast proved my heart, thou hast visited me by night; thou hast tried me, thou hast found nothing: my thought goeth not beyond my word.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou didst try my heart; thou didst review the night; thou didst refine me, thou wilt find nothing: I purposed, my mouth shall not pass by.
King James 2000
You have proved my heart; you have visited me in the night; you have tested me, and shall find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You have tried my heart; you have examined [me] by night; you have tested me; you found nothing. I have decided [that] my mouth will not transgress.
Modern King James verseion
You have proved my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried me, and You will find nothing; my thoughts do not pass beyond my mouth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou hast proved and visited mine heart in the night season; thou hast tried me, and shalt find no wickedness in me, for I am utterly purposed that my mouth shall not offend.
NET Bible
You have scrutinized my inner motives; you have examined me during the night. You have carefully evaluated me, but you find no sin. I am determined I will say nothing sinful.
New Heart English Bible
You have proved my heart. You have visited me in the night. You have tried me, and found nothing. I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey.
The Emphasized Bible
Thou hast tested my heart, hast made inspection by night, hast refined me until thou couldst find nothing, Had I devised evil, my mouth should not have transgressed:
Webster
Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
World English Bible
You have proved my heart. You have visited me in the night. You have tried me, and found nothing. I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey.
Themes
Afflictions » Life tested by the lord » The inward life tried
Decision » Exemplified » David
Night » God frequently » Visited his people in
Spiritual » Tests divine methods used for testing believers » By giving opportunities for choice
spiritual Tests » Divine methods used for testing believers » By giving opportunities for choice
Topics
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 17:3
Prayers for Psalm 17:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
In The Shadow Of Your Wings
2 From before thee my judgment doth go out; Thine eyes do see uprightly. 3 Thou hast proved my heart, Thou hast inspected by night, Thou hast tried me, Thou findest nothing; My thoughts pass not over my mouth. 4 As to doings of man, Through a word of Thy lips I have observed The paths of a destroyer;
Cross References
Job 23:10
For He hath known the way with me, He hath tried me -- as gold I go forth.
Psalm 26:2
Try me, O Jehovah, and prove me, Purified are my reins and my heart.
Psalm 39:1
To the Overseer, to Jeduthun. -- A Psalm of David. I have said, 'I observe my ways, Against sinning with my tongue, I keep for my mouth a curb, while the wicked is before me.'
Psalm 66:10
For Thou hast tried us, O God, Thou hast refined us as the refining of silver.
Zechariah 13:9
And I have brought the third into fire, And refined them like a refining of silver, And have tried them like a trying of gold, It doth call in My name, and I answer it, I have said, 'My people it is,' And it saith, 'Jehovah is my God!'
1 Peter 1:7
that the proof of your faith -- much more precious than of gold that is perishing, and through fire being approved -- may be found to praise, and honour, and glory, in the revelation of Jesus Christ,
Psalm 16:7
I bless Jehovah who hath counselled me; Also in the nights my reins instruct me.
Psalm 139:1
To the Overseer. -- A Psalm by David. Jehovah, Thou hast searched me, and knowest.
Malachi 3:2
And who is bearing the day of his coming? And who is standing in his appearing? For he is as fire of a refiner, And as soap of a fuller.
1 Samuel 24:10
Lo, this day have thine eyes seen how that Jehovah hath given thee to-day into my hand in the cave; and one said to slay thee, and mine eye hath pity on thee, and I say, I do not put forth my hand against my lord, for the anointed of Jehovah he is.
1 Samuel 24:12
'Jehovah doth judge between me and thee, and Jehovah hath avenged me of thee, and my hand is not on thee;
1 Samuel 26:11
far be it from me, by Jehovah, from putting forth my hand against the anointed of Jehovah; and, now, take, I pray thee, the spear which is at his pillow, and the cruse of water, and we go away.'
1 Samuel 26:23
and Jehovah doth turn back to each his righteousness and his faithfulness, in that Jehovah hath given thee to-day into my hand, and I have not been willing to put forth my hand against the anointed of Jehovah,
Job 24:14
At the light doth the murderer rise, He doth slay the poor and needy, And in the night he is as a thief.
Psalm 7:4
If I have done my well-wisher evil, And draw mine adversary without cause,
Psalm 11:5
Jehovah the righteous doth try. And the wicked and the lover of violence, Hath His soul hated,
Psalm 44:17-21
All this met us, and we did not forget Thee, Nor have we dealt falsely in Thy covenant.
Psalm 119:106
I have sworn, and I confirm it, To keep the judgments of Thy righteousness.
Proverbs 13:3
Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips -- ruin to him!
Jeremiah 50:20
In those days, and at that time, An affirmation of Jehovah, Sought is the iniquity of Israel, and it is not, And the sin of Judah, and it is not found, For I am propitious to those whom I leave!
Hosea 7:6
For they have drawn near, As an oven is their heart, In their lying in wait all the night sleep doth their baker, Morning! he is burning as a flaming fire.
Micah 2:1
Woe to those devising iniquity, And working evil on their beds, In the light of the morning they do it, For their hand is -- to God.
Acts 11:23
who, having come, and having seen the grace of God, was glad, and was exhorting all with purpose of heart to cleave to the Lord,
Acts 16:9
And a vision through the night appeared to Paul -- a certain man of Macedonia was standing, calling upon him, and saying, 'Having passed through to Macedonia, help us;' --
Acts 18:9-10
And the Lord said through a vision in the night to Paul, 'Be not afraid, but be speaking and thou mayest be not silent;
1 Corinthians 4:4
for of nothing to myself have I been conscious, but not in this have I been declared right -- and he who is discerning me is the Lord:
2 Corinthians 1:12
For our glorying is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and sincerity of God, not in fleshly wisdom, but in the grace of God, we did conduct ourselves in the world, and more abundantly toward you;
James 3:2
for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one is a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body;