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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For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.
1O Lord, You have searched me
and known me.
2#Ps 63:1; 84:2 You know when I sit down and when I get up;
You understand my thought from far off.
3#Ps 79:10; 80:5 You search my path and my lying down
and are aware of all my ways.
4#Isa 30:29; Ps 62:8 For there is not a word on my tongue,
but behold, O Lord, You know it fully.
5#Ps 42:11; 43:5 You put Yourself behind and before me,
and keep Your hand on me.
6#2Sa 17:22; Dt 3:8–9 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
it is lofty, and I cannot fathom it.
7#Ps 88:7; Jnh 2:3 Where shall I go from Your spirit,
or where shall I flee from Your presence?
8#Job 35:10; Ps 63:6 If I ascend to heaven, You are there;
if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.
9#Ps 38:6; 18:2 If I take the wings of the morning
and dwell at the end of the sea,
10#Ps 42:3; Joel 2:17 even there Your hand shall guide me,
and Your right hand shall take hold of me.
11#Ps 42:5; 43:5 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall coverme,
and the light shall be as night aboutme,”
12even the darkness is not dark to You,
but the night shines as the day,
for the darkness is like light to You.
13You brought my inner parts into being;
You wove me in my mother’s womb.
14I will praise you, for You made me with fear and wonder;
marvelous are Your works,
and You know me completely.
15My frame was not hidden from You
when I was made in secret,
and intricately put together in the lowest parts of the earth.
16Your eyes saw me unformed,
yet in Your book
all my days were written,
before any of them came into being.
17How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!
18If I should count them,
they are more in number than the sand;
when I awake,
I am still with You.
19If only You would slay the wicked, OGod!
O violent men, depart from me.
20For they speak against You with malice,
and Your enemies take your name in vain.
21Do I not hate those, O Lord, who hate You?
And do I not abhor those who rise up against You?
22I hate them with perfect hatred;
I count them my enemies.
23Search me, O God, and know my heart;
try me, and know my concerns,
24and see if there is any rebellious way inme,
and lead me in the ancient way.
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