Psalms 139
1 To the Chief Musician, David’s. A Melody. O Yahweh! thou hast searched me, and observed:
To the Overseer. — A Psalm by David. Jehovah, Thou hast searched me, and knowest.
2 Thou, hast observed my downsitting and mine uprising, Thou hast given heed to my desire, from afar:
Thou — Thou hast known my sitting down, And my rising up, Thou hast attended to my thoughts from afar.
3 My path and my couch, hast thou examined, and, all my ways, thou well knowest.
My path and my couch Thou hast fanned, And [with] all my ways hast been acquainted.
4 Surely there hath not been a word on my tongue, [but] behold! O Yahweh, thou hast observed it on every side.
For there is not a word in my tongue, Lo, O Jehovah, Thou hast known it all!
5 Behind and before, hast thou shut me in, and hast laid upon me thy hand: —
Behind and before Thou hast besieged me, And Thou dost place on me Thy hand.
6 Knowledge, too wonderful, for me! high, I cannot attain to it!
Knowledge too wonderful for me, It hath been set on high, I am not able for it.
7 Whither can I go from thy spirit? or whither, from thy face, can I flee?
Whither do I go from Thy Spirit? And whither from Thy face do I flee?
8 If I ascend the heavens, there, thou art! If I spread out hades as my couch, behold thee! (Sheol h7585)
If I ascend the heavens — there Thou [art], And spread out a couch in Sheol, lo, Thee! (Sheol h7585)
9 If I mount the wings of the dawn, settle down in the region beyond the sea,
I take the wings of morning, I dwell in the uttermost part of the sea,
10 Even there, thy hand shall lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
Also there Thy hand doth lead me, And Thy right hand doth hold me.
11 If I say, Surely, darkness, shall cover me! then, night, is light about me.
And I say, 'Surely darkness bruiseth me, Then night [is] light to me.
12 Even darkness, will not conceal from thee, —but, night, like day, will shine, So is the darkness, as the light!
Also darkness hideth not from Thee, And night as day shineth, as [is] darkness so [is] light.
13 For, thou, didst possess thyself of my reins, thou didst weave me together in the womb of my mother.
For Thou — Thou hast possessed my reins, Thou dost cover me in my mother's belly.
14 I thank thee, in that fearfully was my being distinguished, Wonderful are thy works, and, mine own soul, is observing [them] intently!
I confess Thee, because that [with] wonders I have been distinguished. Wonderful [are] Thy works, And my soul is knowing [it] well.
15 My substance was not hid from thee, —when I was made in secret, when I was skilfully figured in the lower parts of the earth.
My substance was not hid from Thee, When I was made in secret, Curiously wrought in the lower part of earth.
16 Mine unfinished substance, thine eyes beheld, and, in thy book, all the parts thereof were written, —the days they should be fashioned! while yet there was not one among them.
Mine unformed substance Thine eyes saw, And on Thy book all of them are written, The days they were formed — And not one among them.
17 To me, then, how precious have thy desires become, O GOD! How numerous, the heads of them!
And to me how precious have been Thy thoughts, O God, how great hath been their sum!
18 I would recount them! Beyond the sands, they multiply, I rouse myself—and am still with thee.
I recount them! than the sand they are more, I have waked, and I am still with Thee.
19 Wilt thou not, O GOD, slay the lawless one? Therefore, ye men of bloodshed, depart from me!
Dost Thou slay, O God, the wicked? Then, men of blood, turn aside from me!
20 For they speak of thee wickedly, Thy foes lift up [their hand] unto falsehood.
Who exchange Thee for wickedness, Lifted up to vanity [are] Thine enemies.
21 Do I not hate, them who hate thee, O Yahweh? And loathe, them who rise up against thee?
Do not I hate, Jehovah, those hating Thee? And with Thy withstanders grieve myself?
22 With completeness of hatred, I hate them, As enemies, have they become to me.
[With] perfect hatred I have hated them, Enemies they have become to me.
23 Search me, O GOD, and observe my heart, Try me, and observe my cares;
Search me, O God, and know my heart, Try me, and know my thoughts,
24 And see if there be any idol-way in me, and lead me in a way age-abiding.
And see if a grievous way be in me, And lead me in a way age-during!
