Psalms 17:3

Psa 17:3 Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited [me] in the night; thou hast tried me, [and] shalt find nothing; I am purposed [that] my mouth shall not transgress.

Ver. 3. Thou hast proved my heart ] And knowest me to be no dissembler and traitor, as they wrongfully charge me, while they muse as they use.

Thou hast visited me in the night ] In which God is wont to stir up and inmind men of his will, Job 4:13-14 , as being all gathered within themselves; and when the darkness doth unmask them of worldly dissimulation.

Thou hast tried me ] As metallaries do their gold and silver.

And shall find nothing ] Heb. hast not found, טום deficit, saith Aben Ezra; no blot or blemish, that is, not the spot of God’s children, Deuteronomy 32:5 , no dross or deceit that may not well consist with godliness.

I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress ] My general purpose is such, though I may have my particular failings. I speak my whole heart, so far as I know it. Magna est concordia cordis et oris.