NET Bible

Psalm 139

^139:1 O Lord, you examine me and know me. ^139:2 You know when I sit down and when I get up; even from far away you understand my motives. ^139:3 You carefully observe me when I travel or when I lie down to rest; you are aware of everything I do. ^139:4 Certainly my tongue does not frame a word without you, O Lord, being thoroughly aware of it. ^139:5 You squeeze me in from behind and in front; you place your hand on me. ^139:6 Your knowledge is beyond my comprehension; it is so far beyond me, I am unable to fathom it. ^139:7 Where can I go to escape your Spirit? Where can I flee to escape your presence? ^139:8 If I were to ascend to heaven, you would be there. If I were to sprawl out in Sheol, there you would be. ^139:9 If I were to fly away on the wings of the dawn and settle down on the other side of the sea, ^139:10 even there your hand would guide me, your right hand would grab hold of me. ^139:11 If I were to say, “Certainly the darkness will cover me, and the light will turn to night all around me,” ^139:12 even the darkness is not too dark for you to see, and the night is as bright as day; darkness and light are the same to you. ^139:13 Certainly you made my mind and heart; you wove me together in my mother’s womb. ^139:14 I will give you thanks because your deeds are awesome and amazing. You knew me thoroughly; ^139:15 my bones were not hidden from you, when I was made in secret and sewed together in the depths of the earth. ^139:16 Your eyes saw me when I was inside the womb. All the days ordained for me were recorded in your scroll before one of them came into existence. ^139:17 How difficult it is for me to fathom your thoughts about me, O God! How vast is their sum total. ^139:18 If I tried to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. Even if I finished counting them, I would still have to contend with you. ^139:19 If only you would kill the wicked, O God! Get away from me, you violent men! ^139:20 They rebel against you and act deceitfully; your enemies lie. ^139:21 O Lord, do I not hate those who hate you and despise those who oppose you? ^139:22 I absolutely hate them; they have become my enemies. ^139:23 Examine me, O God, and probe my thoughts. Test me, and know my concerns. ^139:24 See if there is any idolatrous way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way.

^139:24 For the music director, a psalm of David.