Psalms 139
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Psalms 139:1-7

1LordH3068, You have 1searchedH2713 me and knownH3045 me.2You 2knowH3045 3when I sitH3427 downH3427 and 4when I getH6965 upH6965; You 5understandH995 my thoughtH7454 from farH7350 awayH7350.3You 67scrutinizeH2219 my 8pathH734 and my lyingH7250 downH7250, And areH5532 acquaintedH5532 withH5532 allH3605 my waysH1870.49Even beforeH369 thereH369 isH369 a wordH4405 on my tongueH3956, BeholdH2005, LordH3068, You 10knowH3045 it allH3605.5You have 11encircledH6696 me behindH268 and in frontH6924, And 12placedH7896 Your handH3709 upon me.6Such 13knowledgeH1847 is 14tooH4480 wonderfulH6383 for me; It isH7682 too highH7682, I cannotH3201H3808 comprehendH3201 it.

715WhereH575 can I goH1980 from Your SpiritH7307? Or whereH575 can I fleeH1272 from Your presenceH6440?

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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 ↩

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