Psalm 139:1–12

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

You know all about me.

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

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

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

You know exactly how I live.

⁴Lord, even before I speak a word,

you know all about it.

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

You hold me in your power.

⁶I’m amazed at how well you know me.

It’s more than I can understand.

⁷How can I get away from your Spirit?

Where can I go to escape from you?

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

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

⁹Suppose I were to rise with the sun in the east

and then cross over to the west where it sinks into the ocean.

¹⁰Your hand would always be there to guide me.

Your right hand would still be holding me close.

¹¹Suppose I were to say, “I’m sure the darkness will hide me.

The light around me will become as dark as night.”

¹²Even that darkness would not be dark to you.

The night would shine like the day,

because darkness is like light to you.