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World English Bible Classic
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.
[1] Yahweh, you have searched me,and you know me.
[2] You know my sitting down and my rising up.
You perceive my thoughts from afar.
[3] You search out my path and my lying down,
and are acquainted with all my ways.
[4] For there is not a word on my tongue,
but behold, Yahweh, you know it altogether.
[5] You hem me in behind and before.
You laid your hand on me.
[6] This knowledge is beyond me.
It’s lofty.
I can’t attain it.
[7] Where could I go from your Spirit?
Or where could I flee from your presence?
[8] If I ascend up into heaven, you are there.
If I make my bed in Sheol,ⓘ behold, you are there!
[9] If I take the wings of the dawn,
and settle in the uttermost parts of the sea,
[10] even there your hand will lead me,
and your right hand will hold me.
[11] If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me.
The light around me will be night,”
[12] even the darkness doesn’t hide from you,
but the night shines as the day.
The darkness is like light to you.
[13] For you formed my inmost being.
You knit me together in my mother’s womb.
[14] I will give thanks to you,
for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Your works are wonderful.
My soul knows that very well.
[15] My frame wasn’t hidden from you,
when I was made in secret,
woven together in the depths of the earth.
[16] Your eyes saw my body.
In your book they were all written,
the days that were ordained for me,
when as yet there were none of them.
[17] How precious to me are your thoughts, God!
How vast is their sum!
[18] If I would count them, they are more in number than the sand.
When I wake up, I am still with you.
[19] If only you, God, would kill the wicked.
Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men!
[20] For they speak against you wickedly.
Your enemies take your name in vain.
[21] Yahweh, don’t I hate those who hate you?
Am I not grieved with those who rise up against you?
[22] I hate them with perfect hatred.
They have become my enemies.
[23] Search me, God, and know my heart.
Try me, and know my thoughts.
[24] See if there is any wicked way in me,
and lead me in the everlasting way.
Footnotes
- ⓘ 139:8 Sheol is the place of the dead.
King James Version
To the chief Musician, H5329 (PielPtc) A Psalm H4210 of David. H1732
[1] O Lord, H3068 thou hast searched H2713 (QalPerf) me, and known H3045 (QalImpf) me.[2] Thou knowest H3045 (QalPerf) my downsitting H3427 (QalInf) and mine uprising, H6965 (QalInf) thou understandest H995 (QalPerf) my thought H7454 afar off. H7350
[3] Thou compassest H2219 (PielPerf)§ my path H734 and my lying down, H7252
And art acquainted H5532 (HiphPerf) with all my ways. H1870
[4] For there is not a word H4405 in my tongue, H3956
But, lo, O Lord, H3068 thou knowest H3045 (QalPerf) it altogether.
[5] Thou hast beset H6696 (QalPerf) me behind H268 and before, H6924
And laid H7896 (QalImpf) thine hand H3709 upon me.
[6] Such knowledge H1847 is too wonderful H6383 (Qere) for me;
It is high, H7682 (NiphPerf) I cannot H3201 (QalImpf) attain unto it.
[7] Whither shall I go H3212 (QalImpf) from thy spirit? H7307
Or whither shall I flee H1272 (QalImpf) from thy presence? H6440
[8] If I ascend up H5266 (QalImpf) into heaven, H8064 thou art there:
If I make my bed H3331 (HiphImpf) in hell, H7585 behold, thou art there.
[9] If I take H5375 (QalImpf) the wings H3671 of the morning, H7837
And dwell H7931 (QalImpf) in the uttermost parts H319 of the sea; H3220
[10] Even there shall thy hand H3027 lead H5148 (HiphImpf) me,
And thy right hand H3225 shall hold H270 (QalImpf) me.
[11] If I say, H559 (QalImpf) Surely the darkness H2822 shall cover H7779 (QalImpf) me;
Even the night H3915 shall be light H216 about me. H1157
[12] Yea, the darkness H2822 hideth H2821 (HiphImpf) not§ from thee; But the night H3915 shineth H215 (HiphImpf) as the day: H3117
The darkness H2825 and the light H219§ are both alike to thee.
[13] For thou hast possessed H7069 (QalPerf) my reins: H3629
Thou hast covered H5526 (QalImpf) me in my mother’s H517 womb. H990
[14] I will praise H3034 (HiphImpf) thee; for I am fearfully H3372 (NiphPtc) and wonderfully made: H6395 (NiphPerf)
Marvellous H6381 (NiphPtc) are thy works; H4639 And that my soul H5315 knoweth H3045 (QalActPtc) right§ well. H3966
[15] My substance H6108§ was not hid H3582 (NiphPerf) from thee,
When I was made H6213 (PualPerf) in secret, H5643 and curiously wrought H7551 (PualPerf) in the lowest parts H8482 of the earth. H776
[16] Thine eyes H5869 did see H7200 (QalPerf) my substance, yet being unperfect; H1564
And in thy book H5612 all my members§ were written, H3789 (NiphImpf)
Which in continuance H3117 were fashioned, H3335 (PualPerf)§
When as yet there was none H259 of them.
[17] How precious H3365 (QalPerf) also are thy thoughts H7454 unto me, O God! H410
How great H6105 (QalPerf) is the sum H7218 of them!
[18] If I should count H5608 (QalImpf) them, they are more in number H7235 (QalImpf) than the sand: H2344
When I awake, H6974 (HiphPerf) I am still H5750 with thee.
[19] Surely thou wilt slay H6991 (QalImpf) the wicked, H7563 O God: H433
Depart H5493 (QalImpv) from me therefore, ye bloody H1818 men. H582
[20] For they speak H559 (QalImpf) against thee wickedly, H4209
And thine enemies H6145 take H5375 (QalPerf) thy name in vain. H7723
[21] Do not I hate H8130 (QalImpf) them, O Lord, H3068 that hate H8130 (PielPtc) thee?
And am not I grieved H6962 (HiplImpf) with those that rise up H8618 against thee?
[22] I hate H8130 (QalPerf) them with perfect H8503 hatred: H8135
I count them mine enemies. H341 (QalActPtc)
[23] Search H2713 (QalImpv) me, O God, H410 and know H3045 (QalImpv) my heart: H3824
Try H974 (QalImpv) me, and know H3045 (QalImpv) my thoughts: H8312
[24] And see H7200 (QalImpv) if there be any wicked H6090 way H1870§ in me,
And lead H5148 (QalImpv) me in the way H1870 everlasting. H5769
Footnotes
- § 139:3 Or, winnowest
- § 139:12a Heb. darkeneth not
- § 139:12b Heb. as is the darkness so is the light
- § 139:14 Heb. greatly
- § 139:15 Or, strength or body
- § 139:16a Heb. all of them
- § 139:16b Or, what days they should be fashioned
- § 139:24 Heb. way of pain, or grief
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