³ You have tested my heart;^(A)
you have examined me at night.
You have tried me and found nothing evil;^(B)
I have determined that my mouth will not sin.^[a]

²¹ wouldn’t God have found this out,
since he knows the secrets of the heart?^(A)

³ As for you, Lord, you know me; you see me.^(A)
You test whether my heart is with you.^(B)
Drag the wicked away like sheep to slaughter^(C)
and set them apart for the day of killing.