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Put me on trial and examine me, O Eternal One!
    Search me through and through—from my deepest longings to every thought that crosses my mind.
Your unfailing love is always before me;
    I have journeyed down Your path of truth.

A great theme throughout the psalms is the experience of coming before God. This Davidic psalm affirms the integrity of the worshiper before the Lord even while pleading for God’s mercy.

My life is not wasted among liars;
    my days are not spent among cheaters.

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Test me,(A) Lord, and try me,
    examine my heart and my mind;(B)
for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love(C)
    and have lived(D) in reliance on your faithfulness.(E)

I do not sit(F) with the deceitful,
    nor do I associate with hypocrites.(G)

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