O LORD,You have searchedme and known[me].
"Againwhatmorecan Davidsayto You? For You knowYour servant,O LordGOD!
then hearin heavenYour dwellingplace,and forgiveand actand renderto eachaccording to allhis ways,whoseheartYou know,for You aloneknowthe heartsof allthe sonsof men,
But I knowyour sittingdown,And your goingout and your comingin, And your ragingagainstMe.
"Whatmorecan Davidstill[say] to You concerning the honor[bestowed] on Your servant?For You knowYour servant.
"As for you, my sonSolomon,knowthe Godof your father,and serveHim with a wholeheartand a willingmind;for the LORDsearchesallhearts,and understandseveryintentof the thoughts.Ifyou seekHim, He will let you findHim; but ifyou forsakeHim, He will rejectyou forever.
Searchme, O God,and knowmy heart;Tryme and knowmy anxiousthoughts;
You have triedmy heart;You have visited[me] by night;You have testedme and You findnothing;I have purposedthat my mouthwill not transgress.
Would not Godfindthisout? For He knowsthe secretsof the heart.
But You knowme, O LORD;You seeme; And You examinemy heart's[attitude] towardYou. Dragthem offlike sheepfor the slaughterAnd setthem apartfor a dayof carnage!
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.
And there is nocreaturehiddenfrom His sight,but all thingsare openand laid bareto the eyesof Him with whomwe have to do.
"And to the angelof the churchin Thyatirawrite:The Sonof God,who haseyeslikea flameof fire,and His feetare likeburnished bronze,saysthis:
And I will killher childrenwith pestilence,and allthe churcheswill knowthat I amHe who searchesthe mindsand hearts;and I will giveto each oneof you accordingto your deeds.
