Psalms 139

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

1O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and known me. 2Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising;Thou understandest my thought afar off. 3Thou searchest out my path and my lying down,And art acquainted with all my ways. 4For there is not a word in my tongue,But, lo, O Jehovah, thou knowest it altogether. 5Thou hast beset me behind and before,And laid thy hand upon me. 6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;It is high, I cannot attain unto it. 7Whither shall I go from thy Spirit?Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there:If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there. 9If I take the wings of the morning,And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 10Even there shall thy hand lead me,And thy right hand shall hold me. 11If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me,And the light about me shall be night; 12Even the darkness hideth not from thee,But the night shineth as the day:The darkness and the light are both alike to thee. 13For thou didst form my inward parts:Thou didst cover me in my mother’s womb. 14I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:Wonderful are thy works;And that my soul knoweth right well. 15My frame was not hidden from thee,When I was made in secret,And curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 16Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance;And in thy book they were all written,Even the days that were ordained for me,When as yet there was none of them. 17How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God!How great is the sum of them! 18If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand:When I awake, I am still with thee. 19Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God:Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men. 20For they speak against thee wickedly,And thine enemies take thy name in vain. 21Do not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee?And am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? 22I hate them with perfect hatred:They are become mine enemies. 23Search me, O God, and know my heart:Try me, and know my thoughts; 24And see if there be any wicked way in me,And lead me in the way everlasting.