| King James Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. | 1For the choir director. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me. |
| 2Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. | 2You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar. |
| 3Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. | 3You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And are intimately acquainted with all my ways. |
| 4For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether. | 4Even before there is a word on my tongue, Behold, O LORD, You know it all. |
| 5Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. | 5You have enclosed me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me. |
| 6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. | 6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is too high, I cannot attain to it. |
| 7Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? | 7Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? |
| 8If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. | 8If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there. |
| 9If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; | 9If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, |
| 10Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. | 10Even there Your hand will lead me, And Your right hand will lay hold of me. |
| 11If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. | 11If I say, "Surely the darkness will overwhelm me, And the light around me will be night," |
| 12Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. | 12Even the darkness is not dark to You, And the night is as bright as the day. Darkness and light are alike to You. |
| 13For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. | 13For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother's womb. |
| 14I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. | 14I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well. |
| 15My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. | 15My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth; |
| 16Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. | 16Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; And in Your book were all written The days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was not one of them. |
| 17How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! | 17How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them! |
| 18If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee. | 18If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand. When I awake, I am still with You. |
| 19Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men. | 19O that You would slay the wicked, O God; Depart from me, therefore, men of bloodshed. |
| 20For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain. | 20For they speak against You wickedly, And Your enemies take Your name in vain. |
| 21Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? | 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 mine enemies. | 22I hate them with the utmost hatred; They have become my enemies. |
| 23Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: | 23Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; |
| 24And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. | 24And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way. |
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