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Psalm 139

New American Standard Bible 1995

God’s Omnipresence and Omniscience.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

1O LordH3068, You have 1searchedH2713 me and knownH3045 me.2You 2knowH3045 3when I sitH3427 downH3427 and 4when I riseH6965 up; You 5understandH995 my thoughtH7454 from afarH7350.3You 67scrutinizeH2219 my 8pathH734 and my lyingH7250 downH7250, And are intimatelyH5532 acquaintedH5532 with allH3605 my waysH1870.49Even before thereH369 is a wordH4405 on my tongueH3956, BeholdH2005, O LordH3068, You 10knowH3045 it allH3605.5You have 11enclosedH6696 me behindH268 and beforeH6924, And 12laidH7896 Your handH3709 upon me.6Such 13knowledgeH1847 is 14tooH4480 wonderfulH6383 for me; It is too highH7682, I cannotH3201H3808 attain to it.

715WhereH575 can I goH1980 from Your SpiritH7307? Or whereH575 can I fleeH1272 from Your presenceH6440?816IfH518 I ascendH5559 to heavenH8064, You are thereH8033; If I makeH3331 my bedH3331 in 17SheolH7585, beholdH2009, 18You are there.9If I takeH5375 the wingsH3671 of the dawnH7837, If I dwellH7931 in the remotestH319 partH319 of the seaH3220,10EvenH1571 thereH8033 Your handH3027 will 19leadH5148 me, And Your rightH3225 handH3225 will layH270 holdH270 of me.11If I sayH559, “SurelyH389 the 20darknessH2822 will 21overwhelmH7779 me, And the lightH216 aroundH1157 me will be nightH3915,”12EvenH1571 the 22darknessH2822 is not darkH2821 23to You, And the nightH3915 is as brightH215 as the dayH3117. 24DarknessH2825 and lightH219 are alike to You.

13For You 25formedH7069 my 26inwardH3629 partsH3629; You 27woveH5526 me in my mother’sH517 wombH990.14I will giveH3034 thanksH3034 to You, for 28I am fearfullyH3372 and wonderfullyH6395 made; 29WonderfulH6381 are Your worksH4639, And my soulH5315 knowsH3045 it veryH3966 wellH3966.15My 3031frameH6108 was not hiddenH3582 from You, WhenH834 I was madeH6213 in secretH5643, And skillfullyH7551 wroughtH7551 in the 32depthsH8482 of the earthH776;16Your 33eyesH5869 have seenH7200 my unformedH1564 substanceH1564; And in 34Your bookH5612 were allH3605 writtenH3789 The 35daysH3117 that were ordainedH3335 for me, When as yet there was not oneH259 of them.

17HowH4100 preciousH3365 also are Your 36thoughtsH7454 to me, O GodH410! HowH4100 vastH6105 is the sumH7218 of them!18If I should countH5608 them, they would 37outnumberH7235 the sandH2344. When 38I awakeH7019, I am stillH5750 with You.

19OH518 that You would 39slayH6991 the wickedH7563, O GodH433; 40DepartH5493 from me, therefore, 41menH376 of bloodshedH1818.20For they 42speakH559 43against You wickedlyH4209, And Your enemiesH6145 4445takeH5375 Your name in vainH7723.21Do I not 46hateH8130 those who hateH8130 You, O LordH3068? And do I not 47loatheH6962 those who riseH6965 up against You?22I hateH8130 them with the utmostH8503 hatredH8135; They have becomeH1961 my enemiesH340.

2348SearchH2713 me, O GodH410, and knowH3045 my heartH3824; 49TryH974 me and knowH3045 my anxiousH8312 thoughtsH8312;24And seeH7200 ifH518 there be any 5051hurtfulH6090 wayH1870 in me, And 52leadH5148 me in the 53everlastingH5769 wayH1870.

Notes

  1. 1. Psalms 139:1 Ps 17:3; 44:21; Jer 12:3 ↩
  2. 2. Psalms 139:2 2 Kin 19:27 ↩
  3. 3. Psalms 139:2 Lit my sitting ↩
  4. 4. Psalms 139:2 Lit my rising ↩
  5. 5. Psalms 139:2 Ps 94:11; Is 66:18; Matt 9:4 ↩
  6. 6. Psalms 139:3 Lit winnow ↩
  7. 7. Psalms 139:3 Job 14:16; 31:4 ↩
  8. 8. Psalms 139:3 Or journeying ↩
  9. 9. Psalms 139:4 Lit For there is not ↩
  10. 10. Psalms 139:4 Heb 4:13 ↩
  11. 11. Psalms 139:5 Ps 34:7; 125:2 ↩
  12. 12. Psalms 139:5 Job 9:33 ↩
  13. 13. Psalms 139:6 Rom 11:33 ↩
  14. 14. Psalms 139:6 Job 42:3 ↩
  15. 15. Psalms 139:7 Jer 23:24 ↩
  16. 16. Psalms 139:8 Amos 9:2-4 ↩
  17. 17. Psalms 139:8 I.e. the nether world ↩
  18. 18. Psalms 139:8 Job 26:6; Prov 15:11 ↩
  19. 19. Psalms 139:10 Ps 23:2, 3 ↩
  20. 20. Psalms 139:11 Job 22:13 ↩
  21. 21. Psalms 139:11 Lit bruise; some commentators read cover ↩
  22. 22. Psalms 139:12 Job 34:22; Dan 2:22 ↩
  23. 23. Psalms 139:12 Lit from ↩
  24. 24. Psalms 139:12 1 John 1:5 ↩
  25. 25. Psalms 139:13 Ps 119:73; Is 44:24 ↩
  26. 26. Psalms 139:13 Lit kidneys ↩
  27. 27. Psalms 139:13 Job 10:11 ↩
  28. 28. Psalms 139:14 Some ancient versions read You are fearfully wonderful ↩
  29. 29. Psalms 139:14 Ps 40:5 ↩
  30. 30. Psalms 139:15 Lit bones were ↩
  31. 31. Psalms 139:15 Job 10:8-10; Eccl 11:5 ↩
  32. 32. Psalms 139:15 Ps 63:9 ↩
  33. 33. Psalms 139:16 Job 10:8-10; Eccl 11:5 ↩
  34. 34. Psalms 139:16 Ps 56:8 ↩
  35. 35. Psalms 139:16 Job 14:5 ↩
  36. 36. Psalms 139:17 Ps 40:5; 92:5 ↩
  37. 37. Psalms 139:18 Ps 40:5 ↩
  38. 38. Psalms 139:18 Ps 3:5 ↩
  39. 39. Psalms 139:19 Is 11:4 ↩
  40. 40. Psalms 139:19 Ps 6:8; 119:115 ↩
  41. 41. Psalms 139:19 Ps 5:6; 26:9 ↩
  42. 42. Psalms 139:20 Jude 15 ↩
  43. 43. Psalms 139:20 Or of ↩
  44. 44. Psalms 139:20 Some mss read lift themselves up against You ↩
  45. 45. Psalms 139:20 Ex 20:7; Deut 5:11 ↩
  46. 46. Psalms 139:21 2 Chr 19:2; Ps 26:5; 31:6 ↩
  47. 47. Psalms 139:21 Ps 119:158 ↩
  48. 48. Psalms 139:23 Job 31:6; Ps 26:2 ↩
  49. 49. Psalms 139:23 Ps 7:9; Prov 17:3; Jer 11:20; 1 Thess 2:4 ↩
  50. 50. Psalms 139:24 Lit way of pain ↩
  51. 51. Psalms 139:24 Ps 146:9; Prov 15:9; 28:10; Jer 25:5; 36:3 ↩
  52. 52. Psalms 139:24 Ps 5:8; 143:10 ↩
  53. 53. Psalms 139:24 Ps 16:11 ↩

Commentaries on Psalms 139

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