³But thou, O Lord, ^gknowest me: thou hast seen me, and ^htried mine heart ^†toward thee: ⁱpull them out ^klike sheep for the slaughter, and ^lprepare them for ^mthe day of slaughter.

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Footnotes

gSee Ps. 139:1. So ch. 15:15.
h Ps. 17:3 (Heb.). See ch. 6:27.
†Heb. with thee. As ver. 1.
iSee Josh. 8:6 marg.
kComp. 2 Pet. 2:12.
lSee ch. 6:4.
mSee James 5:5.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

But you, O Lord, know me;

you see me, and test my heart toward you.

Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter,

and set them apart for the day of slaughter.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Yet you know me, Lord;

you see me and test my thoughts about you.

Drag them off like sheep to be butchered!

Set them apart for the day of slaughter!

CSBChristian Standard Bible

As for you, Lord, you know me; you see me.

You test whether my heart is with you.

Drag the wicked away like sheep to slaughter

and set them apart for the day of killing.

NLTNew Living Translation

But as for me, Lord, you know my heart.

You see me and test my thoughts.

Drag these people away like sheep to be butchered!

Set them aside to be slaughtered!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But you, O Yahweh, you know me,

you see me, and you test that my heart is with you.

Tear them apart like sheep for the slaughtering,

and set them apart for the day of slaughter.