Psalm 139
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1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me.1O LORD, you have searched me and known me!
2You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar.2You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar.
3You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways.3You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways.
4Even before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD.4Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O LORD, you know it altogether.
5You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me.5You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me.
6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it.
7Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?7Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence?
8If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.8If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
9If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea,9If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
10even there Your hand will guide me; Your right hand will hold me fast.10even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me.
11If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”—11If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night,”
12even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.12even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is bright as the day, for darkness is as light with you.
13For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb.13For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.
14I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.14I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
15My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.15My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
16Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.16Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.
17How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God, how vast is their sum!17How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
18If I were to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand; and when I awake, I am still with You.18If I would count them, they are more than the sand. I awake, and I am still with you.
19O God, that You would slay the wicked—away from me, you bloodthirsty men—19Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God! O men of blood, depart from me!
20who speak of You deceitfully; Your enemies take Your name in vain.20They speak against you with malicious intent; your enemies take your name in vain.
21Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against You?21Do I not hate those who hate you, O LORD? And do I not loathe those who rise up against you?
22I hate them with perfect hatred; I count them as my enemies.22I hate them with complete hatred; I count them my enemies.
23Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.23Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts!
24See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the way everlasting.24And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!
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Psalm 138
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