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Oh let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end; but establish the just: for the righteous God trieth the hearts and reins.
Psalms 7:9 — KJV
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Psalms 7:9
King James Version (KJV)
“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody
Commentary
Commentary on Psalms 7:9
Theological / DevotionalWickedness. When a man sees the sinfulness of sin in one case, he wishes that all sin might come to an end. It is right to pray for an end to wrong.
The hearts. Anciently the expression “heart” was used to designate the seat of the thoughts.
Reins. Heb. kelayoth, “kidneys,” anciently used to designate the seat of the emotions, suggesting the inmost feelings, purposes, motives of the soul. The phrase here used—of trying the hearts and reins—is frequently employed to describe God’s omniscience (see Jer. 11:20; Ps. 26:2; Rev. 2:23).
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