Psalms 44:21
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NIV © | would not God have discovered it, since he knows the secrets of the heart? |
NASB © | Would not God find this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart. |
NLT © | God would surely have known it, for he knows the secrets of every heart. |
MSG © | Wouldn't God have figured this out? We can't hide things from him. |
BBE © | Will not God make search for it? for he sees the secrets of the heart. |
NRSV © | would not God discover this? For he knows the secrets of the heart. |
NKJV © | Would not God search this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart. |
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1 tn The active participle describes what is characteristically true. 2 tn Heb “would not God search out this, for he knows the hidden things of [the] heart?” The expression “search out” is used metonymically here, referring to discovery, the intended effect of a search. The “heart” (i.e., mind) is here viewed as the seat of one’s thoughts. The rhetorical question expects the answer, “Of course he would!” The point seems to be this: There is no way the Israelites who are the speakers in the psalm would reject God and turn to another god, for the omniscient God would easily discover such a sin. |