New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 139:1-12

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.

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