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Psalm 139
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.
You have searched me, Lord,
and you know me.
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.
You have searched me, Lord,
and you know me.
Search Me, O God, and Know My Heart
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
O Lord, you have searched me and known me!
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
O Lord, you have searched me and known me!
You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.
you perceive my thoughts from afar.
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you discern my thoughts from afar.
you discern my thoughts from afar.
You discern my going out and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.
you are familiar with all my ways.
You search out my path and my lying down
and are acquainted with all my ways.
and are acquainted with all my ways.
Before a word is on my tongue
you, Lord, know it completely.
you, Lord, know it completely.
Even before a word is on my tongue,
behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.
behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.
You hem me in behind and before,
and you lay your hand upon me.
and you lay your hand upon me.
You hem me in, behind and before,
and lay your hand upon me.
and lay your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too lofty for me to attain.
too lofty for me to attain.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
it is high; I cannot attain it.
it is high; I cannot attain it.
Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
Where can I flee from your presence?
Where shall I go from your Spirit?
Or where shall I flee from your presence?
Or where shall I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
If I ascend to heaven, you are there!
If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
If I take the wings of the morning
and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
your right hand will hold me fast.
even there your hand shall lead me,
and your right hand shall hold me.
and your right hand shall hold me.
If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,”
and the light become night around me,”
If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me,
and the light about me be night,”
and the light about me be night,”
even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.
even the darkness is not dark to you;
the night is bright as the day,
for darkness is as light with you.
the night is bright as the day,
for darkness is as light with you.
For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
For you formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.
you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
My frame was not hidden from you,
when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
Your 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.
in your book were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them.
How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!
How vast is the sum of them!
Were I to count them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand —
when I awake, I am still with you.
they would outnumber the grains of sand —
when I awake, I am still with you.
If I would count them, they are more than the sand.
I awake, and I am still with you.
I awake, and I am still with you.
If only you, God, would slay the wicked!
Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty!
Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty!
Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God!
O men of blood, depart from me!
O men of blood, depart from me!
They speak of you with evil intent;
your adversaries misuse your name.
your adversaries misuse your name.
Do I not hate those who hate you, Lord,
and abhor those who are in rebellion against you?
and abhor those who are in rebellion against you?
Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against you?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against you?
I have nothing but hatred for them;
I count them my enemies.
I count them my enemies.
I hate them with complete hatred;
I count them my enemies.
I count them my enemies.
Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
test me and know my anxious thoughts.