γινώσκει τὰς καρδίας. Hence God is called καρδιογνώστης in Act 15:8; and “in thy sight shall no man living be justified,” Psa 143:2. There is perhaps a reference to 1Sa 16:7; 1Ch 28:9.
ὑψηλόν. ‘Lofty.’
βδέλυγμα. Their ‘derision’ might terribly rebound on themselves. Psa 2:4.