Old Testament · Poetry
Psalms 139:23
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Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
About Psalms 139:23
Psalms 139:23 is one of the Bible's foundational texts on Job Searching in the Bible: Trusting God's Provision, Openness in the Bible, and Transparency in the Bible. Found in the poetry of Psalms, this Old Testament passage has guided believers through every season of life.
Related Verses
- Judges 18:2
“And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour, from Zorah, and from Eshtaol, to spy out the land, and to search it; and they said unto them, Go, search the land: who when they came to mount Ephraim, to the house of Micah, they lodged there.”
- Psalms 64:6
“They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.”
- 1 Chronicles 19:3
“But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? are not his servants come unto thee for to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out the land?”
- 1 Kings 20:6
“Yet I will send my servants unto thee to morrow about this time, and they shall search thine house, and the houses of thy servants; and it shall be, that whatsoever is pleasant in thine eyes, they shall put it in their hand, and take it away.”
- 1 Samuel 23:23
“See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.”
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How to Apply Psalms 139:23
Meditate on Psalms 139:23 by reading it aloud each morning this week. Ask yourself how its message on the theme of Job Searching in the Bible: Trusting God's Provision applies to a current challenge you are facing. Write one specific step you will take today in response to its truth — and revisit that commitment at the end of the week.