Psalms 139 : 1 (NET)
*For the music director, a psalm of David. O LORD, you examine me and know.
Psalms 139 : 2 (NET)
You know when I sit down and when I get up; even from far away you understand my motives.
Psalms 139 : 3 (NET)
You carefully observe me when I travel or when I lie down to rest; you are aware of everything I do.
Psalms 139 : 4 (NET)
Certainly my tongue does not frame a word without you, O LORD, being thoroughly aware of it.
Psalms 139 : 5 (NET)
You squeeze me in from behind and in front; you place your hand on me.
Psalms 139 : 6 (NET)
Your knowledge is beyond my comprehension; it is so far beyond me, I am unable to fathom it.
Psalms 139 : 7 (NET)
Where can I go to escape your spirit? Where can I flee to escape your presence?
Psalms 139 : 8 (NET)
If I were to ascend to heaven, you would be there. If I were to sprawl out in Sheol, there you would be.
Psalms 139 : 9 (NET)
If I were to fly away on the wings of the dawn, and settle down on the other side of the sea,
Psalms 139 : 10 (NET)
even there your hand would guide me, your right hand would grab hold of me.
Psalms 139 : 11 (NET)
If I were to say, "Certainly the darkness will cover me, and the light will turn to night all around me,"
Psalms 139 : 12 (NET)
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.
Psalms 139 : 13 (NET)
Certainly you made my mind and heart; you wove me together in my mother's womb.
Psalms 139 : 14 (NET)
I will give you thanks because your deeds are awesome and amazing. You knew me thoroughly;
Psalms 139 : 15 (NET)
my bones were not hidden from you, when I was made in secret and sewed together in the depths of the earth.
Psalms 139 : 16 (NET)
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.
Psalms 139 : 17 (NET)
How difficult it is for me to fathom your thoughts about me, O God! How vast is their sum total!
Psalms 139 : 18 (NET)
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.
Psalms 139 : 19 (NET)
If only you would kill the wicked, O God! Get away from me, you violent men!
Psalms 139 : 20 (NET)
They rebel against you and act deceitfully; your enemies lie.
Psalms 139 : 21 (NET)
O LORD, do I not hate those who hate you, and despise those who oppose you?
Psalms 139 : 22 (NET)
I absolutely hate them, they have become my enemies!
Psalms 139 : 23 (NET)
Examine me, and probe my thoughts! Test me, and know my concerns!
Psalms 139 : 24 (NET)
See if there is any idolatrous tendency in me, and lead me in the reliable ancient path!
❮
❯