26:2 Examine me, O Lord, and test me!
Evaluate my inner thoughts and motives! 1
139:23 Examine me, and probe my thoughts! 2
Test me, and know my concerns! 3
1 tn Heb “evaluate my kidneys and my heart.” The kidneys and heart were viewed as the seat of one’s volition, conscience, and moral character.
2 tn Heb “and know my heart.”
3 tn The Hebrew noun שַׂרְעַפַּי (sar’apay, “concerns”) is used of “worries” in Ps 94:19.