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Psalms 139:1-6
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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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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 139:1-6 Meaning and Commentary
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John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Psalms 139:1-6 In-Context
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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.
4
Before a word is on my tongue you, LORD, know it completely.
5
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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Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?
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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.
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If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea,
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even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.
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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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2 Kings 19:27
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Job 31:4
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Hebrews 4:13
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1 Samuel 25:16
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Psalms 32:10
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Psalms 34:7
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Psalms 125:2
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Psalms 131:1
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Job 42:3
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Romans 11:33
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