Psalms 17:3 — Compare Translations

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Thou hast proved my heart; thou hast visited me in the night; Thou hast tried me, and findest nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

English Amplified

You have proved my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried me and find nothing [no evil purpose in me]; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

You have proved my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried me and find nothing [no evil purpose in me]; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

You have tested my heart; you have examined me at night. You have tried me and found nothing evil; I have determined that my mouth will not sin.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Thou hast proved my heart, thou hast visited me by night; thou hast tried me, thou hast found nothing: my thought goeth not beyond my word.

English EASY 2024

You look deep into my mind. You check my thoughts at night. When you test me, you find nothing that is wrong. I have decided that I will never tell any lies.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

You were with me all night and looked deep into my heart. You questioned me and found that I did not say or do anything wrong.

You have tried my heart, you have visited me by night, you have tested me, and you will find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

You know my heart. You have come to me at night; you have examined me completely and found no evil desire in me. I speak no evil,

English God's Word - GW 1995

You have probed my heart. You have confronted me at night. You have tested me like silver, but you found nothing wrong. I have determined that my mouth will not sin.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

You have tested my heart; You have visited by night; You have tried me and found nothing [evil]; I have determined that my mouth will not sin.

English KJV 1611

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.

English LSB

You have tested my heart; You have visited me by night; You have tried me and You find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

You have tried my heart; You have visited me by night; You have tested me and found nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

You have tried my heart; You have visited me by night; You have tested me and You find nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

You have tested my heart, searched it in the night. You have tried me by fire, but find no malice in me. My mouth has not transgressed

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

You have scrutinized my inner motives; you have examined me during the night. You have carefully evaluated me, but you find no sin. I am determined I will say nothing sinful.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Look deep down into my heart. Study me carefully at night. Put me to the test. You won't find anything wrong. I have made up my mind that my mouth won't say sinful things.

English NIV

Though you probe my heart and examine me at night, though you test me, you will find nothing; I have resolved that my mouth will not sin.

English NKJ 1982

You have tested my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried me and have found nothing; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

English NLT

You have tested my thoughts and examined my heart in the night. You have scrutinized me and found nothing amiss, for I am determined not to sin in what I say.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

If you try my heart, if you visit me by night, if you test me, you will find no wickedness in me; my mouth does not transgress.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

For in a visitation of the night you inspected my heart and refined my soul in fire until nothing vile was found in me. I will not sin with my words.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

If thou triest my heart, if thou visitest me by night, if thou testest me, thou wilt find no wickedness in me; my mouth does not transgress.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

You have tested me and seen that I am good. You have come even in the night and found nothing amiss and know that I have told the truth.

English Tyndale 1537

Thou hast proved and visited mine heart in the night season: thou hast tried me in the fire: and hast found no wickedness in me: for I utterly purposed that my mouth should not offend.