Psalms 139

Psalms 139:1

¹ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

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

Psalms 139:2

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

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³ Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.

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

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

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

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⁷ Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

Psalms 139:8

⁸ If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

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

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

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¹¹ If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

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¹² Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

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¹³ For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.

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¹⁴ I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

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¹⁵ My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

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¹⁶ Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.

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

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

Psalms 139:19

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

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

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²¹ Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

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²² I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.

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

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

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