I am about to refine them and test them,^(A)
for what else can I do
because of my dear^[a] people?^[b]

³ As for you, Lord, you know me; you see me.^(A)
You test whether my heart is with you.^(B)
Drag the wicked away like sheep to slaughter^(C)
and set them apart for the day of killing.