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PSA 139:1–139:24 ©

Song 139/God’s care and total knowledge

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139:0 God’s care and total knowledge

139One of David’s songs for the choir director.

139Yahweh, you have examined me, and you know me.

2You know when I sit down and when I stand up.

You understand my thoughts from far away.

3You’ve watched where I go and where I rest,

and you’re familiar with everything I do.

4Before the words even get to my tongue,

Yahweh, you already know everything that I’m going to say.

5In front of me and behind me, you surround me

to use your power to protect me.

6That knowledge is too amazing for me.

It’s above me and beyond my reach.


7Where can I go from your spirit?

Where could I run away to—away from your presence?

8If I ascend up to the heavens, you’re there.

If I make my bed in the grave, wow, you’re even there.

9If I flew up high with the dawning sun

or stayed down in a remote part of the ocean,

10you’d still be there to lead me with your hand

and you would help me.

11If I said, “Surely the darkness will cover me,

and the light will become night around me,”

12even the darkness wouldn’t be dark to you,

and the night would shine like the day.

The darkness is like the light to you.


13Yes, you created my internal parts—

you put me together inside my mother’s womb.

14I’ll praise you because it’s incredible how my body is made.

Everything you do is wonderful.

My inner being knows that very well.

15My bones weren’t hidden from you when I was made in private—

when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.

16Your eyes saw my unformed body.

All my history was already recorded in your book

even before any of those days had started.

17Your thoughts are so precious to me, God.

They add up to something incredible.

18If I counted them, there’d be more than the sand grains.

When I wake up, I’m still with you.


19If only you’d kill the wicked, God.

And you violent men, get away from me

20because they speak against you due to their evil desires

your enemies lie about you.

21Yahweh, I certainly hate those who hate you.

I despise those who rebel against you.

22I hate them completely—

they’ve become my enemies.


23Examine me, God, and know my inner feelings.

Test me and know my thoughts.

24See if there is any wicked way in me,

and lead me on the timeless path.

139For_the_choir_director of_Dāvid a_song[fn] Oh_YHWH searched_me and_known.
2You you_know sit_down_I and_rise_up_I you_understand to_thoughts_of_my from_afar.
3Path_my and_lying_down_my you_sift and_all ways_of_my you_know_intimately.
4If/because there_is_not a_word in/on/at/with_tongue_of_my there Oh_YHWH you_know completely_of_it.
5Back_part and_before hem_in_me and_laid upon_me hand_of_your.
6is_too_wonderful[fn] knowledge too_for_me it_is_set_on_high not I_am_able to/for_her/it.
7Where will_I_go from_spirit_of_your and_where from_presence_of_your will_I_flee.
8If I_will_ascend heavens are_there you and_make_bed Shəʼōl there_you.
9I_will_rise_up the_wings_of dawn I_dwell in_end/latter the_sea.
10Also there hand_of_your lead_me and_hold_me right_hand_of_your.
11And_say surely darkness cover_me and_night the_light around_me.
12Also darkness not it_is_too_dark to_you and_night as_the_day it_shines as/like as_the.
13If/because you you_created inward_parts_of_my knit_together_me in/on/at/with_womb_of mother’s_of_my.
14Praise_you on if/because awesome I_am_wonderful are_wonderful works_of_your and_soul_of_my is_knowing exceedingly.
15Not it_was_hidden frame_of_my from_you who I_was_made in/on/at/with_secret I_was_formed in/on/at/with_depths_of the_earth.
16Formless_of_my eyes_of_your they_saw and_in book_of_your all_of_them they_were_written days which_they_were_ordained and_before[fn] one in/on/at/with_them.
17And_to_me how they_are_precious thoughts_of_your Oh_god how sum_of_them they_are_vast.
18Count_them than_sand more I_awoke and_still_I with_you.
19If you_will_kill Oh_god the_wicked and_men_of blood(s) depart from_me.
20those_who speak_you with_evil_intent they_lift_up in_the_vain enemies_of_your.
21Am_not hate_of_you Oh_YHWH do_I_hate and_in/on/at/with_rise_up_against_of_you do_I_feel_loathing.
22Completeness_of hatred hate_them as_enemies they_have_become to_me.
23Search_me Oh_god and_know heart_of_my test_me and_know anxious_thoughts_of_my.
24And_see if a_way_of an_idol in/on/at/with_me and_lead_me in/on/at/with_way_of antiquity.

139:1 Note: KJB: Ps.139.1

139:6 OSHB variant note: פלאיה: (x-qere) ’פְּלִ֣יאָֽה’: lemma_6383 morph_HAafsa id_193jA פְּלִ֣יאָֽה

139:16 OSHB variant note: ו/לא: (x-qere) ’וְ/ל֖/וֹ’: lemma_c/l morph_HC/R/Sp3ms id_19xxE וְ/ל֖/וֹ

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