NETtext - Psalms - 139

139:1  For the music director, a psalm of David.O LORD, you examine me and know.

139:2  You know when I sit down and when I get up; even from far away you understand my motives.

139:3  You carefully observe me when I travel or when I lie down to rest; you are aware of everything I do.

139:4  Certainly my tongue does not frame a word without you, O LORD, being thoroughly aware of it.

139:5  You squeeze me in from behind and in front; you place your hand on me.

139:6  Your knowledge is beyond my comprehension; it is so far beyond me, I am unable to fathom it.

139:7  Where can I go to escape your spirit? Where can I flee to escape your presence?

139:8  If I were to ascend to heaven, you would be there. If I were to sprawl out in Sheol, there you would be.

139:9  If I were to fly away on the wings of the dawn, and settle down on the other side of the sea,

139:10  even there your hand would guide me, your right hand would grab hold of me.

139:11  If I were to say, "Certainly the darkness will cover me, and the light will turn to night all around me,"

139:12  even the darkness is not too dark for you to see, and the night is as bright as day; darkness and light are the same to you.

139:13  Certainly you made my mind and heart; you wove me together in my mother's womb.

139:14  I will give you thanks because your deeds are awesome and amazing. You knew me thoroughly;

139:15  my bones were not hidden from you, when I was made in secret and sewed together in the depths of the earth.

139:16  Your eyes saw me when I was inside the womb. All the days ordained for me were recorded in your scroll before one of them came into existence.

139:17  How difficult it is for me to fathom your thoughts about me, O God! How vast is their sum total!

139:18  If I tried to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. Even if I finished counting them, I would still have to contend with you.

139:19  If only you would kill the wicked, O God! Get away from me, you violent men!

139:20  They rebel against you and act deceitfully; your enemies lie.

139:21  O LORD, do I not hate those who hate you, and despise those who oppose you?

139:22  I absolutely hate them, they have become my enemies!

139:23  Examine me, and probe my thoughts! Test me, and know my concerns!

139:24  See if there is any idolatrous tendency in me, and lead me in the reliable ancient path!