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To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, thou hast searched me and known me!
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Thou knowest when I sit down and when I rise up; thou discernest my thoughts from afar.
3
Thou searchest out my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
4
Even before a word is on my tongue, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
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Thou dost beset me behind and before, and layest thy hand upon me.
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Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain it.
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Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
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If I ascend to heaven, thou art there! If I make my bed in Sheol, thou art there!
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If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version)