thou, O LORD, knowest me] Thou knowest my sinceritie. Chap. 15. 15. & 17. 16. Psalms 17:3. tried mine heart towards thee] Heb. with thee. 2 Kings 10:15. pull them out like sheep for the slaughter] The issue and upshot of the prosperitie of the wicked; James 5:5. by the consideration whereof the godly recover, and are strengthened against the former temptation, Psal. 37. 2, 20, 36, 38. & 73. 17,-22. Malachi 3:18. and Malachi 4:1. prepare them for the day of slaughter] Heb. sanctifie them. as Isaiah 13:3. Chap. 6. 4.