Revised Version 1895

Psalms 139:1-12

1LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068, thou hastsearchedחֲ֝קַרְתַּ֗נִיcha.kar.Ta.niH2713meH3045, andknownH3045meH3045.

2Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest mythoughtלְ֝רֵעִ֗יle.re.'IH7454afarH7350offH7350.

3Thou searchestoutH3605mypathH734and my lyingdownH1870, and art acquainted withallH3605mywaysדְּרָכַ֥יde.ra.KhaiH1870.

4For there isnotאֵ֣ין'einH369awordמִ֭לָּהMi.lahH4405in mytongueבִּלְשׁוֹנִ֑יbil.sho.NiH3956, but,loהֵ֥ןhenH2005, OLORDיְ֝הוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, thou knowest italtogetherכֻלָּֽהּ׃khu.LahH3605.

5Thou hast besetmeH5921behindצַרְתָּ֑נִיtzar.Ta.niH6696andbeforeH5921, andlaidוַתָּ֖שֶׁתva.Ta.shetH7896thinehandכַּפֶּֽכָה׃ka.Pe.khahH3709uponH5921meH5921.

6SuchH1847knowledgeדַ֣עַתDa.'atH1847istooH4480wonderfulפְּלִ֣יאָֽהpil.'i.yahH6383formeH4480; it ishighנִ֝שְׂגְּבָ֗הnis.ge.VahH7682, Icannotלֹא־lo'-H3808attain unto it.

7Whither shall I from thyspiritמֵרוּחֶ֑ךָme.ru.Che.khaH7307? or whither shall Ifleeאֶבְרָֽח׃'ev.RachH1272from thypresenceמִפָּנֶ֥יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440?

8IfH518I ascend up intoheavenשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064, thou art there:ifH518ImakeH3331mybedוְאַצִּ֖יעָהve.'a.Tzi.'ahH3331inSheolשְּׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585,beholdהִנֶּֽךָּ׃hi.Ne.kaH2005, thou art there.

9If Itakeאֶשָּׂ֥א'e.Sa'H5375thewingsכַנְפֵי־khan.fei-H3671of themorningשָׁ֑חַרSha.charH7837, anddwellאֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗ה'esh.ke.NahH7931in the uttermost parts of theseaיָֽם׃YamH3220;

10Evenגַּם־ga.mo.Sha-H1571there shall thyhandיָדְךָ֣ya.de.KhaH3027leadתַנְחֵ֑נִיtan.Che.niH5148meH270, and thyrightיְמִינֶֽךָ׃ye.mi.Ne.khaH3225handH3027shallholdH270meH270.

11If Isayוָ֭אֹמַרVa.'o.marH559,Surelyאַךְ־'akh-H389thedarknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822shalloverwhelmיְשׁוּפֵ֑נִיye.shu.Fe.niH7779meH1157, and thelightא֣וֹר'orH216aboutH1157meH1157shall benightוְ֝לַ֗יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915;

12EvenH1571thedarknessחֹשֶׁךְ֮cho.sheKhH2822hidethnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808from thee, but thenightוְ֭לַיְלָהVe.lay.lahH3915shineth as thedayכַּיּ֣וֹםkai.YomH3117: thedarknessH2822and thelightיָאִ֑ירya.'IrH215arebothH1571alikeH1571to thee.

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