Psalms 44:21 Cross References - ISV

²¹ wouldn’t God find out since he knows the secrets of the heart?

²² “The God of gods, the LORD, the God of gods, the LORD is the one who knows! And may Israel itself be aware that if this was an act of rebellion or an act of treachery against the LORD, may he not deliver us today! ²³ If we have built an altar for ourselves intended to turn us away from following the LORD, or to offer burnt offerings, grain offerings, or peace offerings on it, may the LORD himself demand an accounting from us!

⁴ He watches my life, observing every one of my actions, does he not?”

¹⁴ what will I do when God stands up to act? When he asks the questions, how will I answer him?

²¹ Yes, Job, his eyes constantly watch the behavior of human beings; he carefully observes their every step. ²² There’s no such thing as darkness to him— not even deep darkness— that can conceal those who practice evil.

¹ To the Music Director: A Davidic Song
God’s Knowledge and Presence LORD, you have examined me; you have known me. ² You know when I rest and when I am active. You understand what I am thinking when I am distant from you. ³ You scrutinize my life and my rest; you are familiar with all of my ways. ⁴ Even before I have formed a word with my tongue, you, LORD, know it completely! ⁵ You encircle me from back to front, placing your hand upon me. ⁶ Knowledge like this is too amazing for me. It is beyond my reach, and I cannot fathom it.
⁷ The Magnitude of GodWhere can I flee from your spirit? Or where will I run from your presence? ⁸ If I rise to heaven, there you are! If I lay down with the dead, there you are! ⁹ If I take wings with the dawn and settle down on the western horizon ¹⁰ your hand will guide me there, too, while your right hand keeps a firm grip on me. ¹¹ If I say, “Darkness will surely conceal me, and the light around me will become night,” ¹² even darkness isn’t dark to you, darkness and light are the same to you. ¹³ It was you who formed my internal organs, fashioning me within my mother’s womb. ¹⁴ I praise you, because you are fearful and wondrous! Your work is wonderful, and I am fully aware of it. ¹⁵ My frame was not hidden from you while I was being crafted in a hidden place, knit together in the depths of the earth. ¹⁶ Your eyes looked upon my embryo, and everything was recorded in your book. The days scheduled for my formation were inscribed, even though not one of them had come yet. ¹⁷ How deep are your thoughts, God! How great is their number! ¹⁸ Were I to count them, they would number more than the sand. When I awake, I will be with you. ¹⁹ God, if only you would execute the wicked, so that the men guilty of bloodshed would get away from me, ²⁰ who speak against you with evil motives, your enemies who are acting in vain. ²¹ I hate those who hate you, LORD, do I not? I loathe those who rebel against you, do I not ? ²² With consummate hatred I hate them; I consider them my enemies. ²³ Examine me, God, and know my mind, test me, and know my thoughts. ²⁴ See if there is any offensive tendency in me, and lead me in the eternal way.

¹⁴ For God will judge every deed, along with every secret, whether good or evil.

¹⁰ I am the LORD who searches the heart, who tests the inner depths to give to each person according to what he deserves, according to the fruit of his deeds.

²⁴ If a person hides himself in secret places, will I not see him?” declares the LORD. “I fill the heavens and the earth, do I not?” declares the LORD.

¹⁶ on that day when God, through Jesus the Messiah, will judge people’s secrets according to my gospel.

⁵ Therefore, stop judging prematurely, before the Lord comes, for he will bring to light what is now hidden in darkness and reveal the motives of our hearts. Then each person will receive his praise from God.

¹² For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul and spirit, joints and marrow, as it judges the thoughts and purposes of the heart. ¹³ No creature can hide from him, but everyone is exposed and helpless before the eyes of the one to whom we must give a word of explanation.

²³ I will strike her children dead. Then all the churches will know that I am the one who searches minds and hearts. I will reward each of you as your actions deserve.