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1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. O Lord, You have searched me and known me.
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<<For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.>> LORD, you have searched me, And you know me.
2 You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off.
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You know my sitting down and my rising up. You perceive my thoughts from afar.
3 You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways.
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You search out my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether.
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For there is not a word on my tongue, But, behold, LORD, you know it altogether.
5 You have hedged me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me.
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You tzitzit me in behind and before. You laid your hand on me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain it.
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This knowledge is beyond me. It is lofty. I can't attain it.
7 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?
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Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence?
8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.
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If I ascend up into heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in She'ol, behold, you are there!
9 If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
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If I take the wings of the dawn, And settle in the uttermost parts of the sea;
10 Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me.
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Even there your hand will lead me, And your right hand will hold me.
11 If I say, "Surely the darkness shall fall on me," Even the night shall be light about me;
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If I say, "Surely the darkness will overwhelm me; The light around me will be night;"
12 Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to You.
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Even the darkness doesn't hide from you, But the night shines as the day. The darkness is like light to you.
13 For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother's womb.
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For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother's womb.
14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.
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I will give thanks to you, For I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.
15 My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
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My frame wasn't hidden from you, When I was made in secret, Woven together in the depths of the eretz.
16 Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them.
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Your eyes saw my body. In your book they were all written, The days that were ordained for me, When as yet there were none of them.
17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!
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How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still with You.
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If I would count them, they are more in number than the sand. When I wake up, I am still with you.
19 Oh, that You would slay the wicked, O God! Depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men.
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If only you, God, would kill the wicked. Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men!
20 For they speak against You wickedly; Your enemies take Your name in vain.
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For they speak against you wickedly. Your enemies take your name in vain.
21 Do I not hate them, O Lord, who hate You? And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?
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LORD, don't I hate those who hate you? Am I not grieved with those who rise up against you?
22 I hate them with perfect hatred; I count them my enemies.
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I hate them with perfect hatred. They have become my enemies.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties;
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Search me, God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts.
24 And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.
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See if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.