New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 139

God’s Omnipresence and Omniscience.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

1Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068, You havesearchedחֲ֝קַרְתַּ֗נִיcha.kar.Ta.niH2713me and knownוַתֵּדָֽע׃va.te.Da'H3045me.

2Youknowיָ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045when I sitH3427downH3427andwhen I getH6965upH6965; Youunderstandבַּ֥נְתָּהBan.tahH995my thoughtלְ֝רֵעִ֗יle.re.'IH7454from farH7350awayH7350.

3Youscrutinizeזֵרִ֑יתָze.Ri.taH2219mypathH734and my lyingH7250downH7250,And areH5532acquaintedH5532withH5532allוְֽכָל־ve.kholH3605my waysדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870.

4Even beforeH369thereH369isH369a wordמִ֭לָּהMi.lahH4405on my tongueבִּלְשׁוֹנִ֑יbil.sho.NiH3956,Beholdהֵ֥ןhenH2005, Lordיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, Youknowיָדַ֥עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045it allכֻלָּֽהּ׃khu.LahH3605.

5You haveencircledצַרְתָּ֑נִיtzar.Ta.niH6696me behindאָח֣וֹר'a.ChorH268and in frontוָקֶ֣דֶםva.Ke.demH6924, Andplacedוַתָּ֖שֶׁתva.Ta.shetH7896Your handכַּפֶּֽכָה׃ka.Pe.khahH3709upon me.

6Suchknowledgeדַ֣עַתDa.'atH1847istooמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480wonderfulפְּלִ֣יאָֽהpil.'i.yahH6383for me;It isH7682toohighנִ֝שְׂגְּבָ֗הnis.ge.VahH7682,I cannotלֹא־lo'-H3201 H3808comprehendH3201it.

7Whereאָ֭נָ֥ה'a.NahH575can I goאֵלֵ֣ךְ'e.LekhH1980from Your Spiritמֵרוּחֶ֑ךָme.ru.Che.khaH7307?Or whereוְ֝אָ֗נָהve.'A.nahH575can I fleeאֶבְרָֽח׃'ev.RachH1272from Your presenceמִפָּנֶ֥יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440?

8Ifאִם־'im-H518I ascendH5559to heavenשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064,You are thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033;If I makeH3331my bedוְאַצִּ֖יעָהve.'a.Tzi.'ahH3331inSheolשְּׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585,beholdH2009, You are there.

9IfI takeH5375upH5375the wingsכַנְפֵי־khan.fei-H3671of the dawnשָׁ֑חַרSha.charH7837, IfI dwellאֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗ה'esh.ke.NahH7931in the remotestH319partH319of the seaיָֽם׃YamH3220,

10Evenגַּם־ga.mo.Sha-H1571thereשָׁ֭םShamH8033Your handיָדְךָ֣ya.de.KhaH3027willleadתַנְחֵ֑נִיtan.Che.niH5148me,And Your rightיְמִינֶֽךָ׃ye.mi.Ne.khaH3225handH3225will takeH270holdH270of me.

11IfI sayוָ֭אֹמַרVa.'o.marH559, “Surelyאַךְ־'akh-H389thedarknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822willoverwhelmיְשׁוּפֵ֑נִיye.shu.Fe.niH7779me,And the lightא֣וֹר'orH216aroundבַּעֲדֵֽנִי׃ba.'a.De.niH1157me will be nightוְ֝לַ֗יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915,”

12Evenגַּם־gam-H1571darknessחֹשֶׁךְ֮cho.sheKhH2822isH2821not darkיַחְשִׁ֪יךְyach.ShikhH2821to You,And the nightוְ֭לַיְלָהVe.lay.lahH3915isH215as brightH215as the dayכַּיּ֣וֹםkai.YomH3117.Darknessכַּ֝חֲשֵׁיכָ֗הka.cha.shei.KhahH2825and lightכָּאוֹרָֽה׃ka.'o.RahH219are alike to You.

13For Youcreatedקָנִ֣יתָka.Ni.taH7069my innermostH3629partsH3629; Youwoveתְּ֝סֻכֵּ֗נִיte.su.Ke.niH5526me in my mother’sאִמִּֽי׃'i.MiH517wombבְּבֶ֣טֶןbe.Ve.tenH990.

14I will giveאֽוֹדְךָ֗'od.KhaH3034thanksH3034to You, becauseעַ֤ל כִּ֥י'al kiH5921 H3588I am awesomelyנוֹרָא֗וֹתno.ra.'otH3372and wonderfullyH6381made;Wonderfulנִפְלָאִ֥יםnif.la.'ImH6381are Your worksמַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָma.'a.Sei.khaH4639,And my soulוְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗יve.naf.ShiH5315knowsיֹדַ֥עַתyo.Da.'atH3045it veryH3966wellH3966.

15Myframeעָצְמִ֗י'a.tze.MiH6108was not hiddenנִכְחַ֥דnikh.ChadH3582from YouWhenאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I was madeעֻשֵּׂ֥יתִי'u.Sei.tiH6213in secretבַסֵּ֑תֶרva.Se.terH5643, AndskillfullyH7551formedH7551in thedepthsבְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹתbe.tach.ti.YotH8482of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776;

16Youreyesעֵינֶ֗יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869have seenרָ֘א֤וּra.'UH7200my formlessH1564substanceH1564; And inYour bookסִפְרְךָ֮sif.re.KhaH5612were writtenיִכָּ֫תֵ֥בוּyi.Ka.Te.vuH3789Allכֻּלָּ֪םku.LamH3605thedaysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117that were ordainedיֻצָּ֑רוּyu.Tza.ruH3335for me,When as yet there was not oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259of them.

17Howמַה־mah-H4100preciousיָּקְר֣וּya.ke.RuH3365also areH3365Yourthoughtsרֵעֶ֣יךָre.'Ei.khaH7454for me, Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410!Howמֶ֥הmehH4100vastH6105isH6105the sumרָאשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ra.shei.HemH7218of them!

18Were I to countאֶ֭סְפְּרֵם'Es.pe.remH5608them, they wouldoutnumberיִרְבּ֑וּןyir.BunH7235the sandמֵח֣וֹלme.CholH2344. WhenI awakeH7019,I am stillוְעוֹדִ֥יve.'o.DiH5750with You.

19IfH518onlyH518You wouldputH6991the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563toH6991deathH6991,Godאֱל֥וֹהַּ׀'e.Lo.ahH433;Leaveס֣וּרוּSu.ruH5493me,you menH376of bloodshedדָ֝מִ֗יםda.MimH1818.

20For theyspeakיֹ֭אמְרֻךָYo.me.ru.khaH559against You wickedlyלִמְזִמָּ֑הlim.zi.MahH4209,And Your enemiesעָרֶֽיךָ׃'a.Rei.khaH6145takeנָשֻׂ֖אna.Su'H5375Your namein vainלַשָּׁ֣וְאla.Shav'H7723.

21Do I nothateמְשַׂנְאֶ֖יךָme.san.'Ei.khaH8130those who hateאֶשְׂנָ֑א'es.Na'H8130You, Lordיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068? And do I notloatheאֶתְקוֹטָֽט׃'et.ko.TatH6962those who riseH6965upH6965against You?

22I hateשְׂנֵאתִ֑יםse.ne.TimH8130them with the utmostתַּכְלִ֣יתtakh.LitH8503hatredשִׂנְאָ֣הsin.'AhH8135;They have becomeהָ֣יוּHa.yuH1961my enemiesH340.

23Searchחָקְרֵ֣נִיcha.ke.Re.niH2713me, Godאֵ֭ל'elH410,and knowוְדַ֣עve.Da'H3045my heartלְבָבִ֑יle.va.ViH3824;PutH974me toH974theH974testבְּ֝חָנֵ֗נִיbe.cha.Ne.niH974and knowוְדַ֣עve.Da'H3045my anxiousH8312thoughtsשַׂרְעַפָּֽי׃sar.'a.PaiH8312;

24And seeוּרְאֵ֗הu.re.'EhH7200ifאִם־'im-H518there is anyhurtfulעֹ֥צֶב'O.tzevH6090wayדֶּֽרֶךְ־de.rekh-H1870in me, Andleadוּ֝נְחֵ֗נִיu.ne.Che.niH5148me in theeverlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769wayבְּדֶ֣רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870.

God’s Omnipresence and Omniscience.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

Commentaries on Psalms 139