| Chapter 139 |
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Yahweh, you have searched me, And you know me. --
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You know my sitting down and my rising up. You perceive my thoughts from afar. --
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You search out my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways. --
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For there is not a word on my tongue, But, behold, Yahweh, you know it altogether. --
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You hem me in behind and before. You laid your hand on me. --
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This knowledge is beyond me. It is lofty. I can't attain it. --
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Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence? --
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If I ascend up into heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, you are there! --
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If I take the wings of the dawn, And settle in the uttermost parts of the sea; --
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Even there your hand will lead me, And your right hand will hold me. --
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If I say, 'Surely the darkness will overwhelm me; The light around me will be night;' --
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Even the darkness doesn't hide from you, But the night shines as the day. The darkness is like light to you. --
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For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother's womb. --
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I will give thanks to you, For I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well. --
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My frame wasn't hidden from you, When I was made in secret, Woven together in the depths of the earth. --
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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. --
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How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them! --
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If I would count them, they are more in number than the sand. When I wake up, I am still with you. --
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If only you, God, would kill the wicked. Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men! --
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For they speak against you wickedly. Your enemies take your name in vain. --
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Yahweh, don't I hate those who hate you? Am I not grieved with those who rise up against you? --
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I hate them with perfect hatred. They have become my enemies. --
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Search me, God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts. --
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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. --
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