Psalm 139

Psalm 139

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

¹O Lord, ^aYou have searched me and known me.

^2bYou know my sitting down and my rising up;

You ^cunderstand my thought afar off.

^3dYou ¹comprehend my path and my lying down,

And are acquainted with all my ways.

⁴For there is not a word on my tongue,

But behold, O Lord, ^eYou know it altogether.

⁵You have ²hedged me behind and before,

And laid Your hand upon me.

^6fSuch knowledge is too wonderful for me;

It is high, I cannot attain it.

^7gWhere can I go from Your Spirit?

Or where can I flee from Your presence?

^8hIf I ascend into heaven, You are there;

ⁱIf I make my bed in ³hell, behold, You are there.

⁹If I take the wings of the morning,

And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,

¹⁰Even there Your hand shall lead me,

And Your right hand shall hold me.

¹¹If I say, “Surely the darkness shall ⁴fall on me,”

Even the night shall be light about me;

¹²Indeed, ^jthe darkness ⁵shall not hide from You,

But the night shines as the day;

The darkness and the light are both alike to You.

¹³For You formed my inward parts;

You ⁶covered me in my mother’s womb.

¹⁴I will praise You, for ⁷I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

Marvelous are Your works,

And that my soul knows very well.

^15kMy ⁸frame was not hidden from You,

When I was made in secret,

And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

¹⁶Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.

And in Your book they all were written,

The days fashioned for me,

When as yet there were none of them.

^17lHow precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!

How great is the sum of them!

¹⁸If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;

When I awake, I am still with You.

¹⁹Oh, that You would ^mslay the wicked, O God!

ⁿDepart from me, therefore, you ⁹bloodthirsty men.

²⁰For they ^ospeak against You wickedly;

¹Your enemies take Your name in vain.

^21pDo I not hate them, O Lord, who hate You?

And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?

²²I hate them with ²perfect hatred;

I count them my enemies.

^23qSearch me, O God, and know my heart;

Try me, and know my anxieties;

²⁴And see if there is any wicked way in me,

And ^rlead me in the way everlasting.