26:2 Examine me, O Lord, and test me!
Evaluate my inner thoughts and motives! 1
73:21 Yes, 2 my spirit was bitter, 3
and my insides felt sharp pain. 4
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.
2 tn Or perhaps “when.”
3 tn The imperfect verbal form here describes a continuing attitude in a past time frame.
4 tn Heb “and [in] my kidneys I was pierced.” The imperfect verbal form here describes a continuing condition in a past time frame.