2 You knowa Lit my sittingwhen I sit down andb Lit my risingwhen I rise up;
You understand my thought from afar. | |
3 O LORD, You have searched me and known me. | |
3 Youc Lit winnowscrutinize myd Or journeyingpath and my lying down,
And are intimately acquainted with all my ways. | |
4 e Lit For there is notEven before there is a word on my tongue,
Behold, O LORD, You know it all. | |
5 You have enclosed me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me. | |
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is too high, I cannot attain to it. | |
7 Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence? | |
8 If I ascend to heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed inf I.e. the nether worldSheol, behold, You are there. | |
9 If I take the wings of the dawn,
If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, | |
10 Even there Your hand will lead me,
And Your right hand will lay hold of me. | |
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness willg Lit bruise; some commentators read coveroverwhelm me,
And the light around me will be night,” | |
12 Even the darkness is not darkh Lit fromto You,
And the night is as bright as the day.
Darkness and light are alike to You. | |
13 For You formed myi Lit kidneysinward parts;
You wove me in my mother’s womb. | |
14 I will give thanks to You, forj Some ancient versions read You are fearfully wonderfulI am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are Your works,
And my soul knows it very well. | |
15 Myk Lit bones wereframe was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth; | |
16 Your eyes have seen my unformed substance;
And in Your book were all written
The days that were ordained for me,
When as yet there was not one of them. | |
17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How vast is the sum of them! | |
18 If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand.
When I awake, I am still with You. | |
19 O that You would slay the wicked, O God;
Depart from me, therefore, men of bloodshed. | |
20 For they speakl Or ofagainst You wickedly,
And Your enemiesm Some mss read lift themselves up against Youtake Your name in vain. | |
21 Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against You? | |
22 I hate them with the utmost hatred;
They have become my enemies. | |
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me and know my anxious thoughts; | |
24 And see if there be anyn Lit way of painhurtful way in me,
And lead me in the everlasting way. | |
