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Psalms 139:1-2
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For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.
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You have searched me, LORD, and you know me.
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You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.
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Psalms 139:1-2 Meaning and Commentary
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Psalms 139:1-2 In-Context
1
You have searched me, LORD, and you know me.
2
You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.
3
You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.
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Before a word is on my tongue you, LORD, know it completely.
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You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me.
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Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
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Psalms 17:3
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Romans 8:27
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Psalms 44:21
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Jeremiah 12:3
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2 Kings 19:27
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Psalms 94:11
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Proverbs 24:12
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Jeremiah 12:3
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Matthew 9:4
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John 2:24
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