PSALM 139
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of
David.
1 O LORD,
thou hast searched me, and known me. 2 Thou knowest my
downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. 3
Thou compassesta 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.
7Whither
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. 9 If I take the wings of the
morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 10
Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. 11
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light
about me. 12 Yea, the darkness hidethb not from thee;
but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both
alike to thee. 13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou
hast covered me in my mother’s womb. 14 I will praise thee; for I
am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that
my soul knoweth right well. 15 My substancec was not hid from
thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest
parts of the earth. 16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being
unperfect; and in thy book all my members were writtend,
which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none
of them.
17How
precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! 18
If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I
awake, I am still with thee. 19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked,
O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men. 20 For they speak
against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain. 21
Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those
that rise up against thee? 22 I hate them with perfect hatred: I
count them mine enemies. 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart:
try me, and know my thoughts: 24 And see if there be any
wickede
way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
The Holy Bible
King James Version
The Holy Bible : King James Version. 1995. Oak
Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
a compassest:
or, winnowest
b hideth...:
Heb. darkeneth not
c substance:
or, strength, or, body
d all...:
Heb. all of them
e wicked...:
Heb. way of pain, or, grief
