Psalms 139
1 To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. O Lord, thou hast tried me and knowen me.
“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” O LORD! thou hast searched me and known me!
2 Thou knowest my sitting and my rising: thou vnderstandest my thought afarre off.
Thou knowest my sitting-down and my rising-up; Thou understandest my thoughts from afar!
3 Thou compassest my pathes, and my lying downe, and art accustomed to all my wayes.
Thou seest my path and my lying-down, And art acquainted with all my ways!
4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but loe, thou knowest it wholy, O Lord.
For before the word is upon my tongue, Behold, O LORD! thou knowest it altogether!
5 Thou holdest mee straite behinde and before, and layest thine hand vpon me.
Thou besettest me behind and before, And layest thine hand upon me!
6 Thy knowledge is too wonderfull for mee: it is so high that I cannot attaine vnto it.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain to it!
7 Whither shall I goe from thy Spirite? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
Whither shall I go from thy spirit, And whither shall I flee from thy presence?
If I ascend into heaven, thou art there! If I make my bed in the underworld, behold, thou art there! (Sheol h7585)
9 Let mee take the winges of the morning, and dwell in the vttermost parts of the sea:
If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the remotest parts of the sea,
10 Yet thither shall thine hand leade me, and thy right hand holde me.
Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me!
11 If I say, Yet the darkenes shall hide me, euen the night shalbe light about me.
If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me;” Even the night shall be light about me.
12 Yea, the darkenes hideth not from thee: but the night shineth as the day: the darkenes and light are both alike.
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee, But the night shineth as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to thee!
13 For thou hast possessed my reines: thou hast couered me in my mothers wombe.
For thou didst form my reins; Thou didst weave me in my mother's womb.
14 I will praise thee, for I am fearefully and wonderously made: marueilous are thy workes, and my soule knoweth it well.
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvellous are thy works, And this my soul knoweth full well!
15 My bones are not hid from thee, though I was made in a secret place, and facioned beneath in the earth.
My frame was not hidden from thee, When I was made in secret. When I was curiously wrought in the lower parts of the earth.
16 Thine eyes did see me, when I was without forme: for in thy booke were all things written, which in continuance were facioned, when there was none of them before.
Thine eyes did see my substance, while yet unformed, And in thy book was every thing written; My days were appointed before one of them existed.
17 Howe deare therefore are thy thoughtes vnto me, O God! how great is ye summe of them!
How precious to me are thy thoughts, O God! How great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they are moe then the sand: when I wake, I am still with thee.
If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand: When I awake, I am still with thee!
19 Oh that thou wouldest slay, O God, the wicked and bloody men, to whom I say, Depart ye from mee:
O that thou wouldst slay the wicked, O God! Ye men of blood, depart from me!
20 Which speake wickedly of thee, and being thine enemies are lifted vp in vaine.
For they speak against thee wickedly; Thine enemies utter thy name for falsehood.
21 Doe not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and doe not I earnestly contend with those that rise vp against thee?
Do I not hate them that hate thee, O LORD? Do I not abhor them that rise up against thee?
22 I hate them with an vnfained hatred, as they were mine vtter enemies.
Yea, I hate them with perfect hatred; I count them mine enemies.
23 Try mee, O God, and knowe mine heart: prooue me and know my thoughtes,
Search me, O God! and know my heart; Try me, and know my thoughts;
24 And consider if there be any way of wickednes in me, and leade me in the way for euer.
And see if the way of trouble be within me, And lead me in the way everlasting!
