Psalm 138:1–3

Title For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

1 You have searched me, Lord,

and you know me.

2 You know when I sit and when I rise;

you perceive my thoughts from afar.

3 You discern my going out and my lying down;

you are familiar with all my ways.

Title To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

1 O Lord, you have searched me and known me!

2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up;

you discern my thoughts from afar.

3 You search out my path and my lying down

and are acquainted with all my ways.

Title To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

1 O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.

2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising,

Thou understandest my thought afar off.

3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down,

And art acquainted with all my ways.

Title For the choir director: A psalm of David.

1 O Lord, you have examined my heart

and know everything about me.

2 You know when I sit down or stand up.

You know my thoughts even when I’m far away.

3 You see me when I travel

and when I rest at home.

You know everything I do.

Title For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

1 O Lord, You have searched me and known me.

2 You know my sitting down and my rising up;

You understand my thought afar off.

3 You comprehend my path and my lying down,

And are acquainted with all my ways.

Title For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 Lord, you have examined me

and know all about me.

2 You know when I sit down and when I get up.

You know my thoughts before I think them.

3 You know where I go and where I lie down.

You know everything I do.

Title For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

1 O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and known me.

2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising;

Thou understandest my thought afar off.

3 Thou searchest out my path and my lying down,

And art acquainted with all my ways.

Title To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

1 Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and known me. 2 Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off; 3 Thou searchest out my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways;

Title For the choir director; a psalm by David. 

1 O Lord, you have examined me, and you know me. 

2 You alone know when I sit down and when I get up. 

You read my thoughts from far away. 

3 You watch me when I travel and when I rest. 

You are familiar with all my ways. 

Title For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.

1 Lord, You have searched me and known me.

2 You know when I sit down and when I stand up;

You understand my thoughts from far away.

3 You observe my travels and my rest;

You are aware of all my ways.

Title To the leader. Of David. A Psalm.

1 O Lord, you have searched me and known me.

2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up;

you discern my thoughts from far away.

3 You search out my path and my lying down

and are acquainted with all my ways.

Title For the music director. Of David. A psalm.

1 O Yahweh, you have searched me, and you know me.

2 You know my sitting down and my rising up.

You understand my thought from afar.

3 You search out my wandering and my lying down,

and are acquainted with all my ways.

Title For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 Lord, you have seen what is in my heart.

You know all about me.

2 You know when I sit down and when I get up.

You know what I’m thinking even though you are far away.

3 You know when I go out to work and when I come back home.

You know exactly how I live.

Title For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

1 O Lord, You have searched me and known me.

2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up;

You understand my thought from afar.

3 You scrutinize my path and my lying down,

And are intimately acquainted with all my ways.