Psalms 139
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PSALM 139
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
To the chief Musician,
A Psalm of David.
1O Lord, thou hast me search'd and known.
2Thou know'st my sitting down,
And rising up; yea, all my thoughts
afar to thee are known.
3My footsteps, and my lying down,
thou compassest always;
Thou also most entirely art
acquaint with all my ways.
4For in my tongue, before I speak,
not any word can be,
But altogether, lo, O Lord,
it is well known to thee.
5Behind, before, thou hast beset,
and laid on me thine hand.
6Such knowledge is too strange for me,
too high to understand.
7From thy Sp'rit whither shall I go?
or from thy presence fly?
8Ascend I heav'n, lo, thou art there;
there, if in hell I lie.
9Take I the morning wings, and dwell
in utmost parts of sea;
10Ev'n there, Lord, shall thy hand me lead,
thy right hand hold shall me.
11If I do say that darkness shall
me cover from thy sight,
Then surely shall the very night
about me be as light.
12Yea, darkness hideth not from thee,
but night doth shine as day:
To thee the darkness and the light
are both alike alway.
13For thou possessed hast my reins,
and thou hast cover'd me,
When I within my mother's womb
inclosed was by thee.
14Thee will I praise; for fearfully
and strangely made I am;
Thy works are marv'llous, and right well
my soul doth know the same.
15My substance was not hid from thee,
when as in secret I
Was made; and in earth's lowest parts
was wrought most curiously.
16Thine eyes my substance did behold,
yet being unperfect;
And in the volume of thy book
my members all were writ;
Which after in continuance
were fashion'd ev'ry one,
When as they yet all shapeless were,
and of them there was none.
17How precious also are thy thoughts,
O gracious God, to me!
And in their sum how passing great
and numberless they be!
18If I should count them, than the sand
they more in number be:
What time soever I awake,
I ever am with thee.
19Thou, Lord, wilt sure the wicked slay:
hence from me bloody men.
20Thy foes against thee loudly speak,
and take thy name in vain.
21Do not I hate all those, O Lord,
that hatred bear to thee?
With those that up against thee rise
can I but grieved be?
22With perfect hatred them I hate,
my foes I them do hold.
23Search me, O God, and know my heart,
try me, my thoughts unfold:
24And see if any wicked way
there be at all in me;
And in thine everlasting way
to me a leader be.
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Psalms 139
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Psalm 139
God’s Omnipresence and Omniscience.
For the music director. A Psalm of David.
1Lord, You have searched me and known me.
2You know #139:2 Lit my sittingwhen I sit down and #139:2 Lit my risingwhen I get up;
You understand my thought from far away.
3You #139:3 Lit winnowscrutinize my #139:3 Or journeyingpath and my lying down,
And are acquainted with all my ways.
4 # 139:4 Lit For there is not Even before there is a word on my tongue,
Behold, Lord, You know it all.
5You have encircled me behind and in front,
And placed Your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is too high, I cannot comprehend it.
7¶Where 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 #139:8 I.e., the netherworldSheol, behold, You are there.
9 If I take up 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.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will #139:11 Lit bruise; some commentators coveroverwhelm me,
And the light around me will be night,”
12Even darkness is not dark #139:12 Lit fromto You,
And the night is as bright as the day.
Darkness and light are alike to You.
13¶For You created my innermost parts;
You wove me in my mother’s womb.
14I will give thanks to You, because #139:14 Some ancient versions You are fearfully wonderfulI am awesomely and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are Your works,
And my soul knows it very well.
15My #139:15 Lit bones wereframe was not hidden from You
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully formed in the depths of the earth;
16Your eyes have seen my formless substance;
And in Your book were written
All the days that were ordained for me,
When as yet there was not one of them.
17¶How precious also are Your thoughts for me, God!
How vast is the sum of them!
18Were I to count them, they would outnumber the sand.
When I awake, I am still with You.
19¶If only You would put the wicked to death, God;
Leave me, you men of bloodshed.
20For they speak #139:20 Or ofagainst You wickedly,
And Your enemies #139:20 Some mss lift themselves up against Youtake Your name in vain.
21Do I not hate those who hate You, Lord?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?
22I hate them with the utmost hatred;
They have become my enemies.
23¶Search me, God, and know my heart;
Put me to the test and know my anxious thoughts;
24And see if there is any #139:24 Lit way of painhurtful way in me,
And lead me in the everlasting way.
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