Psalm 139:7–24
7 Where can I go to escape Your Spirit?
Where can I flee from Your presence? c
8 If I go up to heaven, You are there; d
if I make my bed in * Sheol, You are there. e
9 If I live at the eastern horizon
or settle at the western limits, f
10 even there Your hand will lead me;
Your right hand will hold on to me. g
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me,
and the light around me will be night” h—
12 even the darkness is not dark to You.
The night shines like the day;
darkness and light are alike to You. i
13 For it was You who created my inward parts; j
You knit me together in my mother’s womb. k
because I have been remarkably and wonderfully made. l m
Your works are wonderful,
and I know this very well. n
15 My bones were not hidden from You
when I was made in secret,
when I was formed in the depths of the earth. o
16 Your eyes saw me when I was formless;
all my days were written in Your book and planned
before a single one of them began. p
17 God, how difficult q Your thoughts are
for me to comprehend;
how vast their sum is!
they would outnumber the grains of sand; r
when I wake up, s I am still with You. t
19 God, if only You would kill the wicked—
you bloodthirsty men, stay away from me u—
20 who invoke You deceitfully.
Your enemies swear by You falsely. v
21 Lord, don’t I hate those who hate You,
and detest those who rebel against You?
22 I hate them with extreme hatred;
I consider them my enemies. w
23 Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my concerns. x
24 See if there is any offensive y way in me;
lead me in the everlasting way. z