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Examine me,בְּחָנֵנִיYHWH,יְהוָהand put me to the test;וְנַסֵּנִיrefineצָרְפָהmy kidneysכִלְיוֹתַיand my heart.וְלִבִּי
Psalms 26:2
Study it in the app“Examine me, YHWH, and put me to the test; refine my kidneys and my heart.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 26:2, word by word
- Examine meבְּחָנֵbechane
test, examine
Test, examine to find out whether something is true or genuine, as metal is tested.
Where else “bechane” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- and put me to the testנַסֵּnase
test
To put someone in a situation to see how he responds and what is within him.
Where else “nase” appears- refineצָרְפָtsarfa
test
To test people as silver is purified.
Where else “tsarfa” appears- my kidneysכִלְיוֹתַchilyota
inmost self
A person's innermost self, their feelings.
Where else “chilyota” appears- and my heartלִבִּlibi
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “libi” appears
The context
1Of David. Judge me, YHWH, for I in my integrity have walked, and in YHWH I have trusted; I will not slip.
2 · This verse (above)
3For your loyal love is before my eyes, and I have walked in your truth.