You are a righteous God and judge our thoughts and desires. Stop the wickedness of evildoers and reward those who are good.

You know my heart. You have come to me at night; you have examined me completely and found no evil desire in me. I speak no evil,

Examine me and test me, LORD; judge my desires and thoughts.

LORD, you have examined me and you know me.

Examine me, O God, and know my mind; test me, and discover my thoughts.

Find out if there is any evil in me and guide me in the everlasting way.

Some time later God tested Abraham; he called to him, "Abraham!" And Abraham answered, "Yes, here I am!"

And I will test the third that survives and will purify them as silver is purified by fire. I will test them as gold is tested. Then they will pray to me, and I will answer them. I will tell them that they are my people, and they will confess that I am their God."

He will come to judge like one who refines and purifies silver. As a metalworker refines silver and gold, so the LORD's messenger will purify the priests, so that they will bring to the LORD the right kind of offerings.

Happy are those who remain faithful under trials, because when they succeed in passing such a test, they will receive as their reward the life which God has promised to those who love him.

Their purpose is to prove that your faith is genuine. Even gold, which can be destroyed, is tested by fire; and so your faith, which is much more precious than gold, must also be tested, so that it may endure. Then you will receive praise and glory and honor on the Day when Jesus Christ is revealed.

My dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful test you are suffering, as though something unusual were happening to you.

You are not a God who is pleased with wrongdoing; you allow no evil in your presence.

You cannot stand the sight of the proud; you hate all wicked people.

The wicked are proud of their evil desires; the greedy curse and reject the LORD.

The king will capture all his enemies; he will capture everyone who hates him.

There are seven things that the LORD hates and cannot tolerate: A proud look, a lying tongue, hands that kill innocent people, a mind that thinks up wicked plans, feet that hurry off to do evil, a witness who tells one lie after another, and someone who stirs up trouble among friends.

(SEE 6:16)

My chosen people have turned against me; like a lion in the forest they have roared at me, and so I hate them.

I lost patience with three other shepherds, who hated me, and I got rid of them all in a single month.