Psalms 139:1

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“O LORD, You have searched me and known me.”

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BSBPD

“O LORD, You have searched me and known me.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and knownme.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“To the Overseer. --A Psalm by David. Jehovah, Thou hast searched me, and knowest.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 139:1 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 7:20What more can David say to You? For You know Your servant, O Lord GOD.
  2. 1 Kings 8:39be heard by You from heaven, Your dwelling place. And may You forgive and act, and repay each man according to all his ways, since You know his heart—for You alone know the hearts of all men—
  3. 2 Kings 19:27But I know your sitting down, your going out and coming in, and your raging against Me.
  4. 1 Chronicles 17:18What more can David say to You for so honoring Your servant? For You know Your servant,
  5. 1 Chronicles 28:9As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
  6. Psalms 11:4The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.
  7. Psalms 17:3You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.
  8. Psalms 44:21would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?
  9. Psalms 139:23Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.
  10. Jeremiah 12:3But You know me, O LORD; You see me and test my heart toward You. Drag away the wicked like sheep to the slaughter and set them apart for the day of carnage.
  11. Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?
  12. Jeremiah 17:10I, the LORD, search the heart; I examine the mind to reward a man according to his way, by what his deeds deserve.
  13. John 21:17Jesus asked a third time, “Simon son of John, do you love Me?” Peter was deeply hurt that Jesus had asked him a third time, “Do you love Me?” “Lord, You know all things,” he replied. “You know I love You.” Jesus said to him, “Feed My sheep.
  14. Hebrews 4:13Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
  15. Revelation 2:18To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze.
  16. Revelation 2:23Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.

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