Psalms 139
139
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.
1O Lord, You have searched me
and known me.
2#Ps 63:1; 84:2 You know when I sit down and when I get up;
You understand my thought from far off.
3#Ps 79:10; 80:5 You search my path and my lying down
and are aware of all my ways.
4#Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8 For there is not a word on my tongue,
but behold, O Lord, You know it fully.
5#Ps 42:11; 43:5 You put Yourself behind and before me,
and keep Your hand on me.
6#2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
it is lofty, and I cannot fathom it.
7#Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3 Where shall I go from Your spirit,
or where shall I flee from Your presence?
8#Job 35:10; Ps 63:6 If I ascend to heaven, You are there;
if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.
9#Ps 38:6; 18:2 If I take the wings of the morning
and dwell at the end of the sea,
10#Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17 even there Your hand shall guide me,
and Your right hand shall take hold of me.
11#Ps 42:5; 43:5 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall coverme,
and the light shall be as night aboutme,”
12even the darkness is not dark to You,
but the night shines as the day,
for the darkness is like light to You.
13You brought my inner parts into being;
You wove me in my mother’s womb.
14I will praise you, for You made me with fear and wonder;
marvelous are Your works,
and You know me completely.
15My frame was not hidden from You
when I was made in secret,
and intricately put together in the lowest parts of the earth.
16Your eyes saw me unformed,
yet in Your book
all my days were written,
before any of them came into being.
17How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How great 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 You.
19If only You would slay the wicked, OGod!
O violent men, depart from me.
20For they speak against You with malice,
and Your enemies take your name in vain.
21Do I not hate those, O Lord, who hate You?
And do I not abhor those who rise up against You?
22I hate them with perfect hatred;
I count them my enemies.
23Search me, O God, and know my heart;
try me, and know my concerns,
24and see if there is any rebellious way inme,
and lead me in the ancient way.
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Psalms 139
139
God's Complete Knowledge and Care#Ps 139 Hebrew title: A psalm by David.
1 LORD, you have examined me and you know me.
2You know everything I do;
from far away you understand all my thoughts.
3You see me, whether I am working or resting;
you know all my actions.
4Even before I speak,
you already know what I will say.
5You are all round me on every side;
you protect me with your power.
6Your knowledge of me is too deep;
it is beyond my understanding.
7Where could I go to escape from you?
Where could I get away from your presence?
8If I went up to heaven, you would be there;
if I lay down in the world of the dead, you would be there.
9If I flew away beyond the east
or lived in the farthest place in the west,
10you would be there to lead me,
you would be there to help me.
11I could ask the darkness to hide me
or the light round me to turn into night,
12but even darkness is not dark for you,
and the night is as bright as the day.
Darkness and light are the same to you.
13You created every part of me;
you put me together in my mother's womb.
14I praise you because you are to be feared;
all you do is strange and wonderful.
I know it with all my heart.
15When my bones were being formed,
carefully put together in my mother's womb,
when I was growing there in secret,
you knew that I was there —
16you saw me before I was born.
The days allotted to me
had all been recorded in your book,
before any of them ever began.
17O God, how difficult I find your thoughts;#139.17 how difficult I find your thoughts; or how precious are your thoughts to me.
how many of them there are!
18If I counted them, they would be more than the grains of sand.
When I awake, I am still with you.
19O God, how I wish you would kill the wicked!
How I wish violent people would leave me alone!
20They say wicked things about you;
they speak evil things against your name.#139.20 Probable text they speak… name; Hebrew unclear.
21O LORD, how I hate those who hate you!
How I despise those who rebel against you!
22I hate them with a total hatred;
I regard them as my enemies.
23Examine me, O God, and know my mind;
test me, and discover my thoughts.
24Find out if there is any evil in me
and guide me in the everlasting way.#139.24 the everlasting way; or the ways of my ancestors.
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Good News Bible. Scripture taken from the Good News Bible (r) (Today's English Version Second Edition, UK/British Edition). Copyright © 1992 British & Foreign Bible Society. Used by permission.