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1 Lord, You have searched me and known me.
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You have searched me, LORD, and you know me.
2 You know when I sit down and when I stand up; You understand my thoughts from far away.
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You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.
3 You observe my travels and my rest; You are aware of all my ways.
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You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.
4 Before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, Lord.
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Before a word is on my tongue you, LORD, know it completely.
5 You have encircled me; You have placed Your hand on me.
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You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me.
6 [This] extraordinary knowledge is beyond me. It is lofty; I am unable to [reach] it.
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Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
7 Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?
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Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?
8 If I go up to heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.
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If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
9 If I live at the eastern horizon [or] settle at the western limits,
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If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there Your hand will lead me; Your right hand will hold on to me.
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even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.
11 If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light around me will become night"-
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If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,”
12 even the darkness is not dark to You. The night shines like the day; darkness and light are alike to You.
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even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.
13 For it was You who created my inward parts; You knit me together in my mother's womb.
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For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I will praise You, because I have been remarkably and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful, and I know [this] very well.
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I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
15 My bones were not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was formed in the depths of the earth.
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My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw me when I was formless; all [my] days were written in Your book and planned before a single one of them began.
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Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
17 God, how difficult Your thoughts are for me [to comprehend]; how vast their sum is!
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How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them!
18 If I counted them, they would outnumber the grains of sand; when I wake up, I am still with You.
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Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand— when I awake, I am still with you.
19 God, if only You would kill the wicked- you bloodthirsty men, stay away from me-
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If only you, God, would slay the wicked! Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty!
20 who invoke You deceitfully. Your enemies swear [by You] falsely.
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They speak of you with evil intent; your adversaries misuse your name.
21 Lord, don't I hate those who hate You, and detest those who rebel against You?
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Do I not hate those who hate you, LORD, and abhor those who are in rebellion against you?
22 I hate them with extreme hatred; I consider them my enemies.
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I have nothing but hatred for them; I count them my enemies.
23 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my concerns.
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Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 See if there is any offensive way in me; lead me in the everlasting way.
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See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
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