But thou, O LORD, knowest me: thou hast seen me, and tried mine heart toward thee: pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and prepare them for the day of slaughter.
Thou, O Lord, knowest me - (Psalms 139:1).
Tried mine heart - (Jeremiah 11:20).
Toward thee, х 'itaak (H854)] - rather, with thee, i:e., entirely devoted to thee; contrasted with the hypocrites (Jeremiah 12:2), "Thou art near in their mouth, and far from their reins." This being so, how is it that I fare so ill, they so well?
Pull them out - containing the metaphor from a 'rooted tree' (Jeremiah 12:2).
Prepare - literally, separate, or set apart as devoted.
Day of slaughter - (James 5:5, "Ye have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter").