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Psalms 138

The Book of Psalms

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Chapter 139

1

 

 O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and known [me]. 

 

 


2

 

 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising; Thou understandest my thought afar off. 

 

 


3

 

 Thou searchest out my path and my lying down, And art acquainted with all my ways. 

 

 


4

 

 For there is not a word in my tongue, But, lo, O Jehovah, thou knowest it altogether. 

 

 


5

 

 Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thy hand upon me. 

 

 


6

 

 [Such] knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is 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 Sheol, 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 shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me. 

 

 


11

 

 If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, And the light about me shall be night; 

 

 


12

 

 Even the darkness hideth not from thee, But the night shineth as the day: The darkness and the light are both alike [to thee]. 

 

 


13

 

 For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me 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 ordained [for me], When as yet there was none of them. 

 

 


17

 

 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them! 

 

 


18

 

 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: When I awake, I am still with thee. 

 

 


19

 

 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men. 

 

 


20

 

 For they speak against thee wickedly, And thine enemies take [thy name] in vain. 

 

 


21

 

 Do not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee? And am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? 

 

 


22

 

 I hate them with perfect hatred: They are become mine enemies. 

 

 


23

 

 Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts; 

 

 


24

 

 And see if there be any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 140 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. 

 

 


Psalms 140

 

 

 

 

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