May the evil deeds of the wicked come to an end! But make the innocent secure, O righteous God, you who examine inner thoughts and motives!

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.

The depths of the sea were exposed; the inner regions of the world were uncovered by your battle cry, Lord, by the powerful breath from your nose.

Examine me, O Lord, and test me! Evaluate my inner thoughts and motives!

Look, you desire integrity in the inner man; you want me to possess wisdom.

They devise unjust schemes; they disguise a well-conceived plot. Man's inner thoughts cannot be discovered.

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in the inner rooms of your house; your children will be like olive branches, as they sit all around your table.

But the Lord does not surrender the godly, or allow them to be condemned in a court of law.