"Li Zai Nyia Lang Eh Sim"

Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7

祢知道人的心

You know men's heart

Li zai nyia lang eh sim

祢知是假是真

You know if it's genuine or fake

Li zai shi kae shi chin

来到祢面前不必做戏

It's needless to act before you

Lai kao Li bin cheng mian choe hee

来到祢面前做回自己

I can only be myself before you

Lai kao Li bin cheng choe th’ng ka kee

给我心会清洁 灵也正直

Give me a pure heart, a right spirit

Hor gua sim eh cheng khee ling eh chia tit

外面和里面 全会真实

Outward and inwardly, to be true

Gua kao ka lai bin long eh chea sit

做每个事情 真是为祢

To do everything, as unto You

Choe mui eh tai chi chin sit ooi Li

不是为别人 为自己

Not unto others, nor myself

Ng shi ooi pak lang ooi ka kee

真是为着叫祢叫祢欢喜

It's only unto You, to please You

Chin shi ooi tiok kheo Li kheo Li hua hee

别人看不到的

What escapes the sight of men

Pak lang khua beh tiok eh

祢全知道

Are all in Your knowledge

Li long zai nyia

骗得过别人

I can deceive the world

Pian eh kueh pak lang

也骗得过自己

As well as myself

Ye pian eh kueh ka kee

我骗不过祢

I cannot hide it from You

Wo pian beh kueh Li [A song by Pas. Lim Gee Tiong]

1 Chronicles 28:9 “And you, my son Solomon, acknowledge the God of your father, and serve him with wholehearted devotion and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands every desire and every thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.

This is true whether the heart is pure or if it is a corrupt heart robed in false claims of innocence. We may fool others who see us only on the outside, but God sees the reality of our hearts - whether good or bad.

It is wise, therefore, to humbly confess our faults to the Lord. He desires that we admit the truth (Psalm 51:6). The only way to escape the sin and restore our fellowship with God is to acknowledge and confess it to Him (vv 3-4)

WE MAY SUCCESSFULLY FOOL OTHERS, BUT GOD KNOWS OUR HEARTS.