Mazmur 26:2

26:2 Examine me, O Lord, and test me!

Evaluate my inner thoughts and motives! ¹ 

Mazmur 37:31

37:31 The law of their God controls their thinking; ² 

their ³  feet do not slip.

Mazmur 40:8

40:8 I want to do what pleases you, ⁴  my God.

Your law dominates my thoughts.” ⁵ 

Mazmur 119:11

119:11 In my heart I store up ⁶  your words, ⁷ 

so I might not sin against you.

[26:2]  ¹ tn Heb “evaluate my kidneys and my heart.” The kidneys and heart were viewed as the seat of one’s volition, conscience, and moral character.

[37:31]  ² tn Heb “the law of his God [is] in his heart.” The “heart” is here the seat of one’s thoughts and motives.

[37:31]  ³ tn Heb “his.” The pronoun has been translated as plural to agree with the representative or typical “godly” in v. 30.

[40:8]  ⁴ tn Or “your will.”

[40:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “your law [is] in the midst of my inner parts.” The “inner parts” are viewed here as the seat of the psalmist’s thought life and moral decision making.

[119:11]  ⁶ tn Or “hide.”

[119:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “your word.” Some medieval Hebrew mss as well as the LXX read the plural, “your words.”