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Psalm 139:1–4

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1You have searched me,f Lord,

and you knowg me.

2You know when I sit and when I rise;h

you perceive my thoughtsi from afar.

3You discern my going outj and my lying down;

you are familiar with all my ways.k

4Before a word is on my tongue

you, Lord, know it completely.l

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Psalm 139:1: O Lord, you have searched me and known me!

Cross references

  1. fSee Ps 17:3; Ro 8:27
  2. gPs 44:21
  3. h2 Ki 19:27
  4. iPs 94:11; Pr 24:12; Jer 12:3
  5. j2 Ki 19:27
  6. kSee Job 31:4
  7. lSee Heb 4:13

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

O Lord, you have searched me and known me!

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

you discern my thoughts from afar.

You search out my path and my lying down

and are acquainted with all my ways.

Even before a word is on my tongue,

behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Lord, you have searched me and known me.

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

you understand my thoughts from far away.

You observe my travels and my rest;

you are aware of all my ways.

Before a word is on my tongue,

you know all about it, Lord.

NLTNew Living Translation

O Lord, you have examined my heart

and know everything about me.

You know when I sit down or stand up.

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

You see me when I travel

and when I rest at home.

You know everything I do.

You know what I am going to say

even before I say it, Lord.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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

You know my sitting down and my rising up.

You understand my thought from afar.

You search out my wandering and my lying down,

and are acquainted with all my ways.

For there is not a word yet on my tongue,

but behold, O Yahweh, you know it completely.

KJV 1900King James Version

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

Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising,

Thou understandest my thought afar off.

Thou compassest my path and my lying down,

And art acquainted with all my ways.

For there is not a word in my tongue,

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