Psalms 139
1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known [me].
O lord, you have searched me, and known me.
2 Thou knowest my down-sitting and my up rising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
You know my sitting down and mine rising up, you understand my thought far off.
3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted [with] all my ways.
You compass my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.
4 For [there is] not a word on my tongue, [but] lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, you know it altogether.
5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thy hand upon me.
You have beset me behind and before, and laid your hand upon me.
6 [Such] knowledge [is] too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot [attain] to it.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
Where shall I go from your spirit? or where shall I flee from your presence?
8 If I ascend into heaven, thou [art] there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou [art there]. (Sheol h7585)
If I ascend up into heaven, you are there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, you are there. (Sheol h7585)
9 [If] I take the wings of the morning, [and] dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
Even there shall your hand lead me, and your right hand shall hold me.
11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
12 Yes, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light [are] both alike [to thee].
Yea, the darkness hides not from you; but the night shines as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to you.
13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
For you have possessed my reins: you have covered me in my mother's womb.
14 I will praise thee: for I am fearfully [and] wonderfully made: wonderful [are] thy works; and [that] my soul well knoweth.
I will praise you; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are your works; and that my soul knows right well.
15 My substance was not hid from thee when I was made in secret, [and] curiously formed in the lowest parts of the earth.
My substance was not hid from you, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the low parts of the earth.
16 Thy eyes saw my substance, yet being imperfect; and in thy book all [my members] were written, [which] in continuance were fashioned, when [as yet there was] none of them.
your eyes did see my substance, yet being imperfect; and in your book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
17 How precious also are thy thoughts to me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
How precious also are your thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
18 [If] I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with you.
19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
Surely you will slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, all of you bloody men.
20 For they speak against thee wickedly, [and] thy enemies take [thy name] in vain.
For they speak against you wickedly, and your enemies take your name in vain.
21 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate you? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against you?
22 I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them my enemies.
I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts:
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
24 And see if [there is any] wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
