Psalms 139
aligned by seat — same row, same verse, whatever each bible numbers it
| v | JPS1917 |
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| 1 | For the Leader. A Psalm of David. O LORD, Thou hast searched me, and known me. . |
| 2 | Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, Thou understandest my thought afar off. |
| 3 | Thou measurest my going about and my lying down, And art acquainted with all my ways. |
| 4 | For there is not a word in my tongue, But, lo, O LORD, Thou knowest it altogether. |
| 5 | Thou hast hemmed me in behind and before, And laid Thy hand upon me. |
| 6 | Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; Too high, I cannot attain unto it. |
| 7 | Whither shall I go from Thy spirit? Or whither shall I flee from Thy presence? |
| 8 | If I ascend up into heaven, Thou art there; If I make my bed in the nether-world, behold, Thou art there. |
| 9 | If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; |
| 10 | Even there would Thy hand lead me, And Thy right hand would hold me. |
| 11 | And if I say: ‘Surely the darkness shall envelop me, And the light about me shall be night'; |
| 12 | Even the darkness is not too dark for Thee, But the night shineth as the day; The darkness is even as the light. |
| 13 | For Thou hast made my reins; Thou hast knit me together in my mother's womb. |
| 14 | I will give thanks unto Thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. |
| 15 | My frame was not hidden from Thee, When I was made in secret, And curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. |
| 16 | Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance, And in Thy book they were all written— Even the days that were fashioned, When as yet there was none of them. |
| 17 | How weighty also are Thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them! |
| 18 | If I would count them, they are more in number than the sand; Were I to come to the end of them, I would still be with Thee. |
| 19 | If Thou but wouldest slay the wicked, O God— Depart from me therefore, ye men of blood; |
| 20 | Who utter Thy name with wicked thought, They take it for falsehood, even Thine enemies— . |
| 21 | Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate Thee? And do not I strive with those that rise up against Thee? |
| 22 | I hate them with utmost hatred; I count them mine enemies. |
| 23 | Search me, O God, and know my heart, Try me, and know my thoughts; |
| 24 | And see if there be any way in me that is grievous, And lead me in the way everlasting. |