Reference: Reins
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Or KIDNEYS. The Hebrews often make the reins the seat of the affections, and ascribe to them knowledge, joy, pain, pleasure; hence in Scripture it is said that God searches the heart and tries the reins.
Easton
the kidneys, the supposed seat of the desires and affections; used metaphorically for "heart." The "reins" and the "heart" are often mentioned together, as denoting the whole moral constitution of man (Ps 7:9; 16:7; 26:2; 139:13; Jer 17:10, etc.).
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O let the wickedness of the wicked man come to an end, but establish thou the righteous man. For the righteous God tries the minds and hearts.
I will bless LORD, who has given me counsel. Yea, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
Examine me, O LORD, and prove me. Try my heart and my mind.
For thou formed my inward parts. Thou covered me in my mother's womb.
I, LORD, search the mind. I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.
Fausets
kelayot. The "kidneys"; the supposed seat of the desires and affections (Ps 7:9; 26:2; Jer 11:20; 17:10; Job 19:27). For "the loins" (halatsaim), Isa 11:5.
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whom I, even I, shall see on my side, and my eyes shall behold, and not as a stranger. My heart is consumed within me.
O let the wickedness of the wicked man come to an end, but establish thou the righteous man. For the righteous God tries the minds and hearts.
Examine me, O LORD, and prove me. Try my heart and my mind.
And righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins.
But, O LORD of hosts, who judges righteously, who tries the heart and the mind, I shall see thy vengeance on them, for to thee I have revealed my case.
I, LORD, search the mind. I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.
Hastings
Morish
The kidneys, used symbolically for the inward thoughts and feelings. Ps 7:9; 16:7; 26:2; 139:13; Pr 23:16; Jer 12:2; 17:10; 20:12; La 3:13; Re 2:23. The word translated 'reins' in Isa 11:5 is elsewhere translated 'loins.'
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O let the wickedness of the wicked man come to an end, but establish thou the righteous man. For the righteous God tries the minds and hearts.
I will bless LORD, who has given me counsel. Yea, my heart instructs me in the night seasons.
Examine me, O LORD, and prove me. Try my heart and my mind.
For thou formed my inward parts. Thou covered me in my mother's womb.
And righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins.
Thou have planted them. Yea, they have taken root, they grow. Yea, they bring forth fruit. Thou are near in their mouth, and far from their heart.
I, LORD, search the mind. I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.
But, O LORD of hosts, who tries the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, let me see thy vengeance on them, for to thee I have revealed my cause.
He has caused the shafts of his quiver to enter into my reins.
And I will kill her children in death. And all the congregations will know that I am he who searches the inner feelings and hearts. And I will give to you--to each--according to your works.
Smith
(i.e. kidneys). In the ancient system of physiology the kidneys were believed to be the seat of desire and longing, which accounts for their often being coupled with the heart.
Ps 7:9; 26:2; Jer 11:20; 17:10
, etc.
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O let the wickedness of the wicked man come to an end, but establish thou the righteous man. For the righteous God tries the minds and hearts.
Examine me, O LORD, and prove me. Try my heart and my mind.
But, O LORD of hosts, who judges righteously, who tries the heart and the mind, I shall see thy vengeance on them, for to thee I have revealed my case.
I, LORD, search the mind. I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.