Psalm 139:3–8

3 You discern my going out and my lying down;

you are familiar with all my ways.

4 Before a word is on my tongue

you, Lord, know it completely.

5 You hem me in behind and before,

and you lay your hand upon me.

6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,

too lofty for me to attain.

7 Where can I go from your Spirit?

Where can I flee from your presence?

8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there;

if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.

3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down,

And art acquainted with all my ways.

4 For there is not a word in my tongue,

But, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.

5 Thou hast beset me behind and before,

And laid thine hand upon me.

6 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?

8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there:

If I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

3 You see me when I travel

and when I rest at home.

You know everything I do.

4 You know what I am going to say

even before I say it, Lord.

5 You go before me and follow me.

You place your hand of blessing on my head.

6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,

too great for me to understand!

7 I can never escape from your Spirit!

I can never get away from your presence!

8 If I go up to heaven, you are there;

if I go down to the grave, you are there.

3 You comprehend my path and my lying down,

And are acquainted with all my ways.

4 For there is not a word on my tongue,

But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether.

5 You have hedged me behind and before,

And laid Your hand upon me.

6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;

It is high, I cannot attain it.

7 Where can I go from Your Spirit?

Or where can I flee from Your presence?

8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there;

If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.

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

You know everything I do.

4 Lord, even before I say a word,

you already know it.

5 You are all around me—in front and in back—

and have put your hand on me.

6 Your knowledge is amazing to me;

it is more than I can understand.

7 Where can I go to get away from your Spirit?

Where can I run from you?

8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there.

If I lie down in the grave, you are there.

3 Thou searchest out my path and my lying down,

And art acquainted with all my ways.

4 For there is not a word in my tongue,

But, lo, O Jehovah, thou knowest it altogether.

5 Thou hast beset me behind and before,

And laid thy hand upon me.

6 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?

8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there:

If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there.

3 Thou searchest out my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways; 4 For there is not yet a word on my tongue, but lo, O Jehovah, thou knowest it altogether. 5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thy hand upon me. 6 O knowledge too wonderful for me! it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

7 Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? and whither flee from thy presence? 8 If I ascend up into the heavens thou art there; or if I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there;

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

You are familiar with all my ways. 

4 Even before there is a ⸤single⸥ word on my tongue, 

you know all about it, Lord. 

5 You are all around me—in front of me and in back of me. 

You lay your hand on me. 

6 Such knowledge is beyond my grasp. 

It is so high I cannot reach it. 

7 Where can I go ⸤to get away⸥ from your Spirit? 

Where can I run ⸤to get away⸥ from you? 

8 If I go up to heaven, you are there. 

If I make my bed in hell, you are there. 

3 You observe my travels and my rest;

You are aware of all my ways.

4 Before a word is on my tongue,

You know all about it, Lord.

5 You have encircled me;

You have placed Your hand on me.

6 This extraordinary knowledge is beyond me.

It is lofty; I am unable to reach it.

7 Where can I go to escape Your Spirit?

Where can I flee from Your presence?

8 If I go up to heaven, You are there;

if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.

3 You search out my path and my lying down

and are acquainted with all my ways.

4 Even before a word is on my tongue,

O Lord, you know it completely.

5 You hem me in, behind and before,

and lay your hand upon me.

6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;

it is so high that I cannot attain it.

7 Where can I go from your spirit?

Or where can I flee from your presence?

8 If I ascend to heaven, you are there;

if I make my bed in Sheol, you are there.

3 You search out my wandering and my lying down,

and are acquainted with all my ways.

4 For there is not a word yet on my tongue,

but behold, O Yahweh, you know it completely.

5 You barricade me behind and in front,

and set your hand upon me.

6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me.

It is set high; I cannot prevail against it.

7 Where can I go from your Spirit,

or where can I flee from your presence?

8 If I ascend to heaven, there you are,

and if I make my bed in Sheol, look! There you are.

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

You know exactly how I live.

4 Lord, even before I speak a word,

you know all about it.

5 You are all around me. You are behind me and in front of me.

You hold me in your power.

6 I’m amazed at how well you know me.

It’s more than I can understand.

7 How can I get away from your Spirit?

Where can I go to escape from you?

8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there.

If I lie down in the deepest parts of the earth, you are also there.

3 You scrutinize my path and my lying down,

And are intimately acquainted with all my ways.

4 Even before there is a word on my tongue,

Behold, O Lord, You know it all.

5 You have enclosed me behind and before,

And laid Your hand upon me.

6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;

It is too high, I cannot attain to it.

7 Where can I go from Your Spirit?

Or where can I flee from Your presence?

8 If I ascend to heaven, You are there;

If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there.