Psalms 17:3

Psalms · Old Testament · Chapter 17

“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.”Psalms 17:3

What Does Psalms 17:3 Mean?

Psalms 17:3 is found in the book of Psalms, chapter 17, verse 3 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Key themes in this passage include Integrity.

Cross-References (20)

These passages are connected to Psalms 17:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Psalms 139:1“O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.”1 Corinthians 8:3“But if any man love God, the same is known of him.”Job 23:10“But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.”Psalms 139:24“And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”Psalms 16:7“I will bless the LORD, who hath given me counsel: my reins also instruct me in the night seasons.”Psalms 26:2“Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.”Acts 11:23“Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.”2 Corinthians 13:5“Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?”Psalms 39:1“I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.”Psalms 141:3“Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.”Psalms 66:10“For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.”Malachi 3:2“But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:”Psalms 119:106“I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments.”Proverbs 13:3“He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.”Jeremiah 50:20“In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the iniquity of Israel shall be sought for, and there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, and they shall not be found: for I will pardon them whom I reserve.”Zechariah 13:9“And I will bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on my name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is my people: and they shall say, The LORD is my God.”1 Samuel 24:12“The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.”1 Samuel 26:23“The LORD render to every man his righteousness and his faithfulness; for the LORD delivered thee into my hand to day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand against the LORD’s anointed.”Job 24:14“The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.”Psalms 11:5“The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.”

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