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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Let, I pray Thee be ended the evil of the wicked, And establish Thou the righteous, And a trier of hearts and reins is the righteous God.
I bless Jehovah who hath counselled me; Also in the nights my reins instruct me.
Try me, O Jehovah, and prove me, Purified are my reins and my heart.
For Thou -- Thou hast possessed my reins, Thou dost cover me in my mother's belly.
I Jehovah do search the heart, try the reins, Even to give to each according to his way, 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 -- I see on my side, And mine eyes have beheld, and not a stranger, Consumed have been my reins in my bosom.
Let, I pray Thee be ended the evil of the wicked, And establish Thou the righteous, And a trier of hearts and reins is the righteous God.
Try me, O Jehovah, and prove me, Purified are my reins and my heart.
And righteousness hath been the girdle of his loins, And faithfulness -- the girdle of his reins.
And O Jehovah of Hosts, judging righteousness, Trying reins and heart, I do see Thy vengeance against them, For unto Thee I have revealed my cause.'
I Jehovah do search the heart, try the reins, Even to give to each according to his way, 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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Let, I pray Thee be ended the evil of the wicked, And establish Thou the righteous, And a trier of hearts and reins is the righteous God.
I bless Jehovah who hath counselled me; Also in the nights my reins instruct me.
Try me, O Jehovah, and prove me, Purified are my reins and my heart.
For Thou -- Thou hast possessed my reins, Thou dost cover me in my mother's belly.
And righteousness hath been the girdle of his loins, And faithfulness -- the girdle of his reins.
Thou hast planted them, yea, they have taken root, They go on, yea, they have made fruit, Near art Thou in their mouth, And far off from their reins.
I Jehovah do search the heart, try the reins, Even to give to each according to his way, According to the fruit of his doings.
And, O Jehovah of Hosts, trier of the righteous, Beholder of reins and heart, I do see Thy vengeance out of them, For unto Thee I have revealed my cause.
and her children I will kill in death, and know shall all the assemblies that I am he who is searching reins 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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Let, I pray Thee be ended the evil of the wicked, And establish Thou the righteous, And a trier of hearts and reins is the righteous God.
Try me, O Jehovah, and prove me, Purified are my reins and my heart.
And O Jehovah of Hosts, judging righteousness, Trying reins and heart, I do see Thy vengeance against them, For unto Thee I have revealed my cause.'
I Jehovah do search the heart, try the reins, Even to give to each according to his way, According to the fruit of his doings.