To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. 2 Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar H7350 off ; 3 Thou searchest out my path H734 and my lying down , and art acquainted with all my ways דְּרָכַ֥י de.ra.Khai H1870 ; 4 For there is not yet a word מִ֭לָּה Mi.lah H4405 on my tongue בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֑י bil.sho.Ni H3956 , [ but ] lo , O Jehovah , thou knowest it altogether . 5 Thou hast beset me behind and before , and laid thy hand כַּפֶּֽכָה׃ ka.Pe.khah H3709 upon me . 6 O knowledge דַ֣עַת Da.'at H1847 too wonderful for me ! it is high נִ֝שְׂגְּבָ֗ה nis.ge.Vah H7682 , I cannot [attain] unto it . 7 Whither shall I go from thy Spirit מֵרוּחֶ֑ךָ me.ru.Che.kha H7307 ? and whither flee אֶבְרָֽח׃ 'ev.Rach H1272 from thy presence מִפָּנֶ֥יךָ mi.pa.Nei.kha H6440 ? 8 If I ascend up into the heavens שָׁ֭מַיִם Sha.ma.yim H8064 thou art there ; or if I make my bed וְאַצִּ֖יעָה ve.'a.Tzi.'ah H3331 in Sheol שְּׁא֣וֹל she.'ol H7585 , behold , thou [art there ]; 9 [If] I take H5375 the wings כַנְפֵי־ khan.fei- H3671 of the dawn שָׁ֑חַר Sha.char H7837 [ and ] dwell אֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗ה 'esh.ke.Nah H7931 in the uttermost parts of the sea יָֽם׃ Yam H3220 , 10 Even there shall thy hand יָדְךָ֣ ya.de.Kha H3027 lead תַנְחֵ֑נִי tan.Che.ni H5148 me , and thy right יְמִינֶֽךָ׃ ye.mi.Ne.kha H3225 hand H3027 shall hold H270 me . 11 And if I say H559 , Surely אַךְ־ 'akh- H389 darkness חֹ֣שֶׁךְ Cho.shekh H2822 shall cover me , and the light א֣וֹר 'or H216 about me be night וְ֝לַ֗יְלָה ve.Lay.lah H3915 ; 12 Even darkness חֹשֶׁךְ֮ cho.sheKh H2822 hideth not from thee, and the night וְ֭לַיְלָה Ve.lay.lah H3915 shineth as the day כַּיּ֣וֹם kai.Yom H3117 : the darkness H2822 is as the light H215 . 13 For thou hast possessed my reins; thou didst cover me in my mother's womb בְּבֶ֣טֶן be.Ve.ten H990 . 14 I will praise H3034 thee, for I am fearfully, wonderfully made H3045 . Marvellous are thy works מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ ma.'a.Sei.kha H4639 ; and [ that ] my soul H5315 knoweth right well . 15 My bones were not hidden H3582 from thee when H834 I was made H6213 in secret, curiously wrought in the lower parts בְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹת be.tach.ti.Yot H8482 of the earth אָֽרֶץ׃ 'A.retz H776 . 16 Thine eyes עֵינֶ֗יךָ 'ei.Nei.kha H5869 did see H7200 my unformed substance , and in thy book H5612 all [ my members] were written H3789 ; [ during many] days יָמִ֥ים ya.Mim H3117 were they fashioned , when [ as yet ] there was none of them . 17 But how מַה־ mah- H4100 precious יָּקְר֣וּ ya.ke.Ru H3365 are thy thoughts unto me , O God אֵ֑ל 'El H410 ! how מֶ֥ה meh H4100 great is the sum of them! 18 [If] I would count אֶ֭סְפְּרֵם 'Es.pe.rem H5608 them , they are more in number than the sand מֵח֣וֹל me.Chol H2344 . When I awake, I am still וְעוֹדִ֥י ve.'o.Di H5750 with thee. 19 Oh that thou wouldest slay the wicked רָשָׁ֑ע ra.Sha' H7563 , O God אֱל֥וֹהַּ׀ 'e.Lo.ah H433 ! And ye men H376 of blood דָ֝מִ֗ים da.Mim H1818 , depart ס֣וּרוּ Su.ru H5493 from me . 20 For they speak of thee wickedly , they take H5375 [thy name ] in vain , thine enemies . 21 Do not I hate מְשַׂנְאֶ֖יךָ me.san.'Ei.kha H8130 them , O Jehovah , that hate אֶשְׂנָ֑א 'es.Na' H8130 thee? and do not I loathe them that rise up against thee? 22 I hate שְׂנֵאתִ֑ים se.ne.Tim H8130 them with perfect hatred שִׂנְאָ֣ה sin.'Ah H8135 ; I account them mine enemies לְ֝אוֹיְבִ֗ים le.'oy.Vim H341 . 23 Search H2713 me , O God אֵ֭ל 'el H410 , and know וְדַ֣ע ve.Da' H3045 my heart לְבָבִ֑י le.va.Vi H3824 ; prove me , and know וְדַ֣ע ve.Da' H3045 my thoughts שַׂרְעַפָּֽי׃ sar.'a.Pai H8312 ; 24 And see וּרְאֵ֗ה u.re.'Eh H7200 if there be any grievous way דֶּֽרֶךְ־ de.rekh- H1870 in me ; and lead וּ֝נְחֵ֗נִי u.ne.Che.ni H5148 me in the way בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ be.De.rekh H1870 everlasting . ← Psalms 138 Psalms 140 → Commentaries on Psalms 139 Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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