Psalms 17:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 17:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
בָּ֘חַ֤נְתָּ
bâchan
H974
to test
לִבִּ֨י
lêb
H3820
heart
פָּ֘קַ֤דְתָּ
pâqad
H6485
to visit
לַּ֗יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
צְרַפְתַּ֥נִי
tsâraph
H6884
to refine
בַל
bal
H1077
not
תִּמְצָ֑א
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
זַ֝מֹּתִ֗י
zâmam
H2161
to devise
בַּל
bal
H1077
not
יַעֲבָר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
פִּֽי
peh
H6310
mouth
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
You have proved my heart; you have visited me in the night; You have tried me, and found nothing; I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey.
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King James Version Public Domain
Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
You have examined my heart, you have visited night, you have tested me have detected nothing. I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).