The LORD knows what we think; he knows how senseless our reasoning is.

"Who can understand the human heart? There is nothing else so deceitful; it is too sick to be healed.

I, the LORD, search the minds and test the hearts of people. I treat each of them according to the way they live, according to what they do."

But Jesus did not trust himself to them, because he knew them all.

There was no need for anyone to tell him about them, because he himself knew what was in their hearts.

There is nothing that can be hid from God; everything in all creation is exposed and lies open before his eyes. And it is to him that we must all give an account of ourselves.

I will also kill her followers, and then all the churches will know that I am the one who knows everyone's thoughts and wishes. I will repay each of you according to what you have done.

And yet you ask, "What does God know? He is hidden by clouds---how can he judge us?"

You think the thick clouds keep him from seeing, as he walks on the dome of the sky.

The wicked say to themselves, "God doesn't care! He has closed his eyes and will never see me!"

But you do see; you take notice of trouble and suffering and are always ready to help. The helpless commit themselves to you; you have always helped the needy.

But you, O LORD, have seen this. So don't be silent, Lord; don't keep yourself far away!

Don't be surprised when you see that the government oppresses the poor and denies them justice and their rights. Every official is protected by someone higher, and both are protected by still higher officials.

It never enters their heads that I will remember all this evil; but their sins surround them, and I cannot avoid seeing them."

But how can you stand these treacherous, evil men? Your eyes are too holy to look at evil, and you cannot stand the sight of people doing wrong. So why are you silent while they destroy people who are more righteous than they are?

There is nothing that can be hid from God; everything in all creation is exposed and lies open before his eyes. And it is to him that we must all give an account of ourselves.