"But He knowsthe wayI take;[When] He has triedme, I shall comeforthas gold.
"For I have chosenhim, sothat he may commandhis childrenand his householdafterhim to keepthe wayof the LORDby doingrighteousnessand justice,sothat the LORDmay bringupon AbrahamwhatHe has spokenabouthim."
"For I have keptthe waysof the LORD,And have not actedwickedlyagainstmy God.
"Remembernow,OLORD,I beseechYou, howI have walkedbeforeYou in truthand with a wholeheartand have donewhatis goodin Your sight."And Hezekiahweptbitterly.
Accordingto Your knowledgeI am indeednot guilty,Yet thereis nodeliverancefrom Your hand.
"Therethe uprightwould reasonwith Him; And I would be deliveredforeverfrom my Judge.
When He actson the left,I cannotbehold[Him]; He turnson the right,I cannotseeHim.
"Does He not seemy waysAnd numberallmy steps?
Let Him weighme with accuratescales,And let Godknowmy integrity.
I am pure,withouttransgression;I am innocentand there is noguiltin me.
"Desistnow,let there be noinjustice;Even desist,my righteousnessis yetin it.
That You examinehim every morningAnd tryhim every moment?
For the LORDknowsthe wayof the righteous,But the wayof the wickedwill perish.
The LORDteststhe righteousand the wicked,And the one who lovesviolenceHis soulhates.
You have triedmy heart;You have visited[me] by night;You have testedme and You findnothing;I have purposedthat my mouthwill not transgress.
For You have triedus, O God;You have refinedus as silveris refined.
Olet the evilof the wickedcometo an end,but establishthe righteous;For the righteousGodtriesthe heartsand minds.
The refiningpotis for silverand the furnacefor gold,But the LORDtestshearts.
But You knowme, O LORD;You seeme; And You examinemy heart's[attitude] towardYou. Dragthem offlike sheepfor the slaughterAnd setthem apartfor a dayof carnage!
"And I will bringthe thirdpartthrough the fire,Refinethem as silveris refined,And testthem as goldis tested.They will callon My name,And I will answerthem; I will say,They are My people,'And they will say,'The LORDis my God.'"
He saidto him the thirdtime,"Simon,[son] of John,do you loveMe?" Peterwas grievedbecauseHe saidto him the third time,"Do you loveMe?" And he saidto Him, "Lord,You knowall things;You knowthat I loveYou." Jesussaidto him, "TendMy sheep.
Ifany man'sworkis burnedup, he will suffer loss;but he himselfwill be saved,yetsoas throughfire.
"You shall rememberallthe waywhichthe LORDyour Godhas ledyou in the wildernessthesefortyyears,that He might humbleyou, testingyou, to knowwhatwas in your heart,whether you would keepHis commandmentsornot.
Nevertheless,the firmfoundationof Godstands,havingthisseal,"The Lordknowsthosewho are His," and, "Everyonewho namesthe nameof the Lordis to abstainfrom wickedness."
By faithAbraham,when he was tested,offeredup Isaac,and he who had receivedthe promiseswas offeringup his only begotten[son];
Blessedis a manwhoperseveresunder trial;for once he has beenapproved,he will receivethe crownof lifewhich[the Lord] has promisedto thosewho loveHim.
sothat the proofof your faith,[being] more preciousthan goldwhich is perishable,even thoughtestedby fire,may be foundto resultin praiseand gloryand honorat the revelationof JesusChrist;
