The Book of Psalms 139 |
The World English Online Bible (WLD) |
Psalms 139:1 | Yahweh, you have searched me, And you know me. |
Psalms 139:2 | You know my sitting down and my rising up. You perceive my thoughts from afar. |
Psalms 139:3 | You search out my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways. |
Psalms 139:4 | For there is not a word on my tongue, But, behold, Yahweh, you know it altogether. |
Psalms 139:5 | You hem me in behind and before. You laid your hand on me. |
Psalms 139:6 | This knowledge is beyond me. It is lofty. I can't attain it. |
Psalms 139:7 | Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence? |
Psalms 139:8 | If I ascend up into heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, you are there! |
Psalms 139:9 | If I take the wings of the dawn, And settle in the uttermost parts of the sea; |
Psalms 139:10 | Even there your hand will lead me, And your right hand will hold me. |
Psalms 139:11 | If I say, "Surely the darkness will overwhelm me; The light around me will be night;" |
Psalms 139:12 | Even the darkness doesn't hide from you, But the night shines as the day. The darkness is like light to you. |
Psalms 139:13 | For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother's womb. |
Psalms 139:14 | I will give thanks to you, For I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well. |
Psalms 139:15 | My frame wasn't hidden from you, When I was made in secret, Woven together in the depths of the earth. |
Psalms 139:16 | 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. |
Psalms 139:17 | How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them! |
Psalms 139:18 | If I would count them, they are more in number than the sand. When I wake up, I am still with you. |
Psalms 139:19 | If only you, God, would kill the wicked. Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men! |
Psalms 139:20 | For they speak against you wickedly. Your enemies take your name in vain. |
Psalms 139:21 | Yahweh, don't I hate those who hate you? Am I not grieved with those who rise up against you? |
Psalms 139:22 | I hate them with perfect hatred. They have become my enemies. |
Psalms 139:23 | Search me, God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts. |
Psalms 139:24 | See if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way. Psalm 140 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. |