Psalms 139
139
PSALM 139
God’s Omnipresence and Omniscience.
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
1O Lord, you have searched me [thoroughly] and have known me.
2You know when I sit down and when I rise up [my entire life, everything I do];
You understand my thought from afar.
3You scrutinize my path and my lying down,
And You are intimately acquainted with all my ways.
4Even before there is a word on my tongue [still unspoken],
Behold, O Lord, You know it all.
5You have enclosed me behind and before,
And [You have] placed Your hand upon me.
6Such [infinite] knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is too high [above me], I cannot reach it.
7Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
8If I ascend to heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead), behold, You are there.
9If I take the wings of the dawn,
If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,
10Even there Your hand will lead me,
And Your right hand will take hold of me.
11If I say, “Surely the darkness will cover me,
And the night will be the only light around me,”
12Even the darkness is not dark to You and conceals nothing from You,
But the night shines as bright as the day;
Darkness and light are alike to You.
13For You formed my innermost parts;
You knit me [together] in my mother’s womb.
14I will give thanks and praise to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are Your works,
And my soul knows it very well.
15My frame was not hidden from You,
When I was being formed in secret,
And intricately and skillfully formed [as if embroidered with many colors] in the depths of the earth.
16Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;
And in Your book were all written
The days that were appointed for me,
When as yet there was not one of them [even taking shape].
17How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!
18If I could count them, they would outnumber the sand.
When I awake, I am still with You.
19 # In the first eighteen verses of this psalm, the psalmist acknowledges that God knows everything that the psalmist ever does, no matter when or where he does it. Although God’s vast knowledge of an individual’s deeds can be reassuring for the righteous, it should be frightening for the wicked. In verses 19-24, the psalmist distances himself from the wicked and asks God to help him live in such a way that pleases God. O that You would kill the wicked, O God;
Go away from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.
20For they speak against You wickedly,
Your enemies take Your name in vain.
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 and utmost hatred;
They have become my enemies.
23Search me [thoroughly], O God, and know my heart;
Test me and know my anxious thoughts;
24And see if there is any wicked or hurtful way in me,
And lead me in the everlasting way.
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Psalms 139
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Psalm 139
For the choir director; a psalm by David.
1O Lord, you have examined me, and you know me.
2You alone know when I sit down and when I get up.
You read my thoughts from far away.
3You watch me when I travel and when I rest.
You are familiar with all my ways.
4Even before there is a ⌞single⌟ word on my tongue,
you know all about it, Lord.
5You are all around me—in front of me and in back of me.
You lay your hand on me.
6Such knowledge is beyond my grasp.
It is so high I cannot reach it.
7Where can I go ⌞to get away⌟ from your Spirit?
Where can I run ⌞to get away⌟ from you?
8If I go up to heaven, you are there.
If I make my bed in hell, you are there.
9If I climb upward on the rays of the morning sun
⌞or⌟ land on the most distant shore of the sea where the sun sets,
10even there your hand would guide me
and your right hand would hold on to me.
11If I say, “Let the darkness hide me
and let the light around me turn into night,”
12even the darkness is not too dark for you.
Night is as bright as day.
Darkness and light are the same ⌞to you⌟.
13You alone created my inner being.
You knitted me together inside my mother.
14I will give thanks to you
because I have been so amazingly and miraculously made.
Your works are miraculous, and my soul is fully aware of this.
15My bones were not hidden from you
when I was being made in secret,
when I was being skillfully woven in an underground workshop.
16Your eyes saw me when I was still an unborn child.
Every day ⌞of my life⌟ was recorded in your book
before one of them had taken place.
17How precious are your thoughts concerning me, O God!
How vast in number they are!
18If I try to count them,
there would be more of them than there are grains of sand.
When I wake up, I am still with you.
19I wish that you would kill wicked people, O God,
and that bloodthirsty people would leave me alone.
20They say wicked things about you.
Your enemies misuse your name.
21Shouldn’t I hate those who hate you, O Lord?
Shouldn’t I be disgusted with those who attack you?
22I hate them with all my heart.
They have become my enemies.
23Examine me, O God, and know my mind.
Test me, and know my thoughts.
24See whether I am on an evil path.
Then lead me on the everlasting path.
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