Bring to an end the violence of the wicked
    and make the righteous secure—(A)
you, the righteous God(B)
    who probes minds and hearts.(C)

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20 But you, Lord Almighty, who judge righteously(A)
    and test the heart(B) and mind,(C)
let me see your vengeance(D) on them,
    for to you I have committed my cause.

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“And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion(A) and with a willing mind, for the Lord searches every heart(B) and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him,(C) he will be found by you; but if you forsake(D) him, he will reject(E) you forever.

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12 Lord Almighty, you who examine the righteous
    and probe the heart and mind,(A)
let me see your vengeance(B) on them,
    for to you I have committed(C) my cause.

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10 “I the Lord search the heart(A)
    and examine the mind,(B)
to reward(C) each person according to their conduct,
    according to what their deeds deserve.”(D)

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But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance,(A) but the Lord looks at the heart.”(B)

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23 I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am he who searches hearts and minds,(A) and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.(B)

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Psalm 139

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

You have searched me,(A) Lord,
    and you know(B) me.

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21 would not God have discovered it,
    since he knows the secrets of the heart?(A)

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23 The Lord makes firm the steps(A)
    of the one who delights(B) in him;

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Test me,(A) Lord, and try me,
    examine my heart and my mind;(B)

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Though you probe my heart,(A)
    though you examine me at night and test me,(B)
you will find that I have planned no evil;(C)
    my mouth has not transgressed.(D)

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The Lord examines the righteous,(A)
    but the wicked, those who love violence,
    he hates with a passion.(B)

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23 Immediately, because Herod did not give praise to God, an angel(A) of the Lord struck him down,(B) and he was eaten by worms and died.

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18 defending the fatherless(A) and the oppressed,(B)
    so that mere earthly mortals
    will never again strike terror.

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15 Break the arm of the wicked man;(A)
    call the evildoer to account for his wickedness
    that would not otherwise be found out.

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45 He will pitch his royal tents between the seas at[a] the beautiful holy mountain.(A) Yet he will come to his end, and no one will help him.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 11:45 Or the sea and

36 Then the angel(A) of the Lord went out and put to death(B) a hundred and eighty-five thousand in the Assyrian(C) camp. When the people got up the next morning—there were all the dead bodies! 37 So Sennacherib(D) king of Assyria broke camp and withdrew. He returned to Nineveh(E) and stayed there.

38 One day, while he was worshiping in the temple(F) of his god Nisrok, his sons Adrammelek and Sharezer killed him with the sword, and they escaped to the land of Ararat.(G) And Esarhaddon(H) his son succeeded him as king.(I)

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22 Rise up,(A) O God, and defend your cause;
    remember how fools(B) mock you all day long.
23 Do not ignore the clamor(C) of your adversaries,(D)
    the uproar(E) of your enemies,(F) which rises continually.

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10 How long(A) will the enemy mock(B) you, God?
    Will the foe revile(C) your name forever?
11 Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand?(D)
    Take it from the folds of your garment(E) and destroy them!

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Break the teeth in their mouths, O God;(A)
    Lord, tear out the fangs of those lions!(B)

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He lifted me out of the slimy pit,(A)
    out of the mud(B) and mire;(C)
he set my feet(D) on a rock(E)
    and gave me a firm place to stand.

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You have rebuked the nations(A) and destroyed the wicked;
    you have blotted out their name(B) for ever and ever.
Endless ruin has overtaken my enemies,
    you have uprooted their cities;(C)
    even the memory of them(D) has perished.

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He will guard the feet(A) of his faithful servants,(B)
    but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.(C)

“It is not by strength(D) that one prevails;

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Jude,(A) a servant of Jesus Christ(B) and a brother of James,

To those who have been called,(C) who are loved in God the Father and kept for[a] Jesus Christ:(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Jude 1:1 Or by; or in

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