²³ Search me, O God, and know my heart;
    test me and know my thoughts.^(A)

² Prove me, O Lord, and try me;
    test my heart and mind.^(A)

⁶ let me be weighed in a just balance,
    and let God know my integrity!—^(A)

³ The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold,
    but the Lord tests the heart.^(A)

⁹ And I will put this third into the fire,
    refine them as one refines silver,
    and test them as gold is tested.
They will call on my name,
    and I will answer them.
I will say, ‘They are my people,’
    and they will say, ‘The Lord is our God.’ ”^(A)

¹ O Lord, you have searched me and known me.^(A)

²⁰ But you, O Lord of hosts, who judge righteously,
    who try the heart and the mind,
let me see your retribution upon them,
    for to you I have committed my cause.^(A)