Psalms 139

1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and known [me].

For the end, a Psalm of David. O Lord, you have proved me, and known me.

2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising; Thou understandest my thought afar off.

You know my down-sitting and mine up-rising: you understand my thoughts long before.

3 Thou searchest out my path and my lying down, And art acquainted with all my ways.

You have traced my path and my bed, and have foreseen all my ways.

4 For there is not a word in my tongue, But, lo, O Jehovah, thou knowest it altogether.

For there is no unrighteous word in my tongue: behold, O Lord, you have known all things,

5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thy hand upon me.

the last and the first: you have fashioned me, and laid your hand upon me.

6 [Such] knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain unto it.

The knowledge of you is too wonderful for me; it is very difficult, I can’t [attain] to it.

7 Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

Whither shall I go from your Spirit? and whither shall I flee from my presence?

8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there. (Sheol h7585)

If I should go up to heaven, you are there: if I should go down to hell, you are present. (Sheol h7585)

9 If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

If I should spread my wings [to fly] straight forward, and sojourn at the extremity of the sea, [it would be vain],

10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me.

for even there your hand would guide me, and your right hand would hold me.

11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, And the light about me shall be night;

When I said, Surely the darkness will cover me; even the night [was] light in my luxury.

12 Even the darkness hideth not from thee, But the night shineth as the day: The darkness and the light are both alike [to thee].

For darkness will not be darkness with you; but night will be light as day: as its darkness, so shall its light [be to you].

13 For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother’s womb.

For you, O Lord, have possessed my reins; you have helped me from 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.

I will give you thanks; for you are fearfully wondrous; wondrous are your works; and my soul knows [it] well.

15 My frame was not hidden from thee, When I was made in secret, [And] curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

My bones, which you made in secret were not hidden from you, nor my substance, in the lowest parts of the earth.

16 Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance; And in thy book they were all written, [Even] the days that were ordained [for me], When as yet there was none of them.

Your eyes saw my unwrought [substance], and all [men] shall be written in your book; they shall be formed by day, though [there should for a time] be no one amongst them.

17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them!

But your friends, O God, have been greatly honoured by me; their rule has been greatly strengthened.

18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: When I awake, I am still with thee.

I will number them, and they shall be multiplied beyond the sand; I awake, and am still with you.

19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men.

Oh that you would kill the wicked, O God; depart from me, you men of blood.

20 For they speak against thee wickedly, And thine enemies take [thy name] in vain.

For you will say concerning [their] thought, [that] they shall take your cities 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?

Have I not hated them, O Lord, that hate you? and wasted away because of your enemies?

22 I hate them with perfect hatred: They are become mine enemies.

I have hated them with perfect hatred; they were counted my enemies.

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts;

Prove me, O God, and know my heart; examine me, and know my paths;

24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.

and see if [there is any] way of iniquity in me, and lead me in an everlasting way.