139:1 {To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known [me].
139:1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me.

139:2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
139:2 You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off.

139:3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted [with] all my ways.
139:3 You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways.

139:4 For [there is] not a word in my tongue, [but], lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
139:4 For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O LORD, You know it altogether.

139:5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
139:5 You have hedged me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me.

139:6 [Such] knowledge [is] too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot [attain] unto it.
139:6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain it.

139:7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
139:7 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?

139:8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou [art] there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou [art there].
139:8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.

139:9 [If] I take the wings of the morning, [and] dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
139:9 If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,

139:10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
139:10 Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me.

139:11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
139:11 If I say, "Surely the darkness shall fall on me," Even the night shall be light about me;

139:12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light [are] both alike [to thee].
139:12 Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to You.

139:13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
139:13 For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother's womb.

139:14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully [and] wonderfully made: marvellous [are] thy works; and [that] my soul knoweth right well.
139:14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.

139:15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, [and] curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
139:15 My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

139:16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all [my members] were written, [which] in continuance were fashioned, when [as yet there was] none of them.
139:16 Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them.

139:17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
139:17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!

139:18 [If] I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
139:18 If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still with You.

139:19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
139:19 Oh, that You would slay the wicked, O God! Depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men.

139:20 For they speak against thee wickedly, [and] thine enemies take [thy name] in vain.
139:20 For they speak against You wickedly; Your enemies take Your name in vain.

139:21 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
139:21 Do I not hate them, O LORD, who hate You? And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?

139:22 I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
139:22 I hate them with perfect hatred; I count them my enemies.

139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties;

139:24 And see if [there be any] wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
139:24 And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.