Psalms - Chapter 139 | American Standard Version

  • 1. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and known {cf15i me}.
  • 2. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising; Thou understandest my thought afar off.
  • 3. Thou searchest out 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 Jehovah, thou knowest it altogether.
  • 5. Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thy hand upon me.
  • 6. {cf15i Such} knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain unto it.
  • 7. Whither 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 Sheol, 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 overwhelm me, And the light about me shall be night;
  • 12. Even the darkness hideth not from thee, But the night shineth as the day: The darkness and the light are both alike {cf15i to thee}.
  • 13. For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother's womb.
  • 14. I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Wonderful are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.
  • 15. My frame was not hidden from thee, When I was made in secret, {cf15i And} curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
  • 16. Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance; And in thy book they were all written, {cf15i Even} the days that were ordained {cf15i for me}, When as yet there was none of them.
  • 17. How 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 bloodthirsty men.
  • 20. For they speak against thee wickedly, And thine enemies take {cf15i thy name} in vain.
  • 21. Do not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee? And am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
  • 22. I hate them with perfect hatred: They are become mine enemies.
  • 23. Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts;
  • 24. And see if there be any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.
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