Psalm

Chapter 139

Reflective Prayer on God's Omnipresence and Omniscience

(To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David)

God Knows All and Is Everywhere

• 1. O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
  
  • Hebrew
    • יְהוָה חֲקַרְתַּנִי וַתֵּדָע׃
• 2. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
  
  • Hebrew
    • אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ שִׁבְתִּי וְקוּמִי בַּנְתָּה לְרֵעִי מֵרָחוֹק׃
• 3. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
  
  • Hebrew
    • אָרְחִי וְרִבְעִי זֵרִיתָ וְכָל־דְּרָכַי הִסְכַּנְתָּה׃
• 4. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
  
  • Hebrew
    • כִּי אֵין מִלָּה בִּלְשׁוֹנִי הֵן יְהוָה יָדַעְתָּ כֻלָּהּ׃
• 5. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
  
  • Hebrew
    • אָחוֹר וָקֶדֶם צַרְתָּנִי וַתָּשֶׁת עָלַי כַּפֶּכָה׃
• 6. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
  
  • Hebrew
    • פלאיה דַעַת מִמֶּנִּי נִשְׂגְּבָה לֹא־אוּכַל לָהּ׃
• 7. Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
  
  • Hebrew
    • אָנָה אֵלֵךְ מֵרוּחֶךָ וְאָנָה מִפָּנֶיךָ אֶבְרָח׃
• 8. If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
  
  • Hebrew
    • אִם־אֶסַּק שָׁמַיִם שָׁם אָתָּה וְאַצִּיעָה שְּׁאוֹל הִנֶּךָּ׃
• 9. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
  
  • Hebrew
    • אֶשָּׂא כַנְפֵי־שָׁחַר אֶשְׁכְּנָה בְּאַחֲרִית יָם׃
• 10. Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
  
  • Hebrew
    • גַּם־שָׁם יָדְךָ תַנְחֵנִי וְתֹאחֲזֵנִי יְמִינֶךָ׃
• 11. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
  
  • Hebrew
    • וָאֹמַר אַךְ־חֹשֶׁךְ יְשׁוּפֵנִי וְלַיְלָה אוֹר בַּעֲדֵנִי׃
• 12. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
  
  • Hebrew
    • גַּם־חֹשֶׁךְ לֹא־יַחְשִׁיךְ מִמֶּךָ וְלַיְלָה כַּיּוֹם יָאִיר כַּחֲשֵׁיכָה כָּאוֹרָה׃
• 13. For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
  
  • Hebrew
    • כִּי־אַתָּה קָנִיתָ כִלְיֹתָי תְּסֻכֵּנִי בְּבֶטֶן אִמִּי׃
• 14. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
  
  • Hebrew
    • אוֹדְךָ עַל כִּי נוֹרָאוֹת נִפְלֵיתִי נִפְלָאִים מַעֲשֶׂיךָ וְנַפְשִׁי יֹדַעַת מְאֹד׃
• 15. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
  
  • Hebrew
    • לֹא־נִכְחַד עָצְמִי מִמֶּךָּ אֲשֶׁר־עֻשֵּׂיתִי בַסֵּתֶר רֻקַּמְתִּי בְּתַחְתִּיּוֹת אָרֶץ׃
• 16. Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
  
  • Hebrew
    • גָּלְמִי רָאוּ עֵינֶיךָ וְעַל־סִפְרְךָ כֻּלָּם יִכָּתֵבוּ יָמִים יֻצָּרוּ ולא אֶחָד בָּהֶם׃
• 17. How Precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
  
  • Hebrew
    • וְלִי מַה־יָּקְרוּ רֵעֶיךָ אֵל מֶה עָצְמוּ רָאשֵׁיהֶם׃
• 18. If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
  
  • Hebrew
    • אֶסְפְּרֵם מֵחוֹל יִרְבּוּן הֱקִיצֹתִי וְעוֹדִי עִמָּךְ׃
• 19. Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
  
  • Hebrew
    • אִם־תִּקְטֹל אֱלוֹהַּ רָשָׁע וְאַנְשֵׁי דָמִים סוּרוּ מֶנִּי׃
• 20. For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
  
  • Hebrew
    • אֲשֶׁר יֹאמְרֻךָ לִמְזִמָּה נָשֻׂא לַשָּׁוְא עָרֶיךָ׃
• 21. Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
  
  • Hebrew
    • הֲלוֹא־מְשַׂנְאֶיךָ יְהוָה אֶשְׂנָא וּבִתְקוֹמְמֶיךָ אֶתְקוֹטָט׃
• 22. I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
  
  • Hebrew
    • תַּכְלִית שִׂנְאָה שְׂנֵאתִים לְאוֹיְבִים הָיוּ לִי׃
• 23. Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
  
  • Hebrew
    • חָקְרֵנִי אֵל וְדַע לְבָבִי בְּחָנֵנִי וְדַע שַׂרְעַפָּי׃
• 24. And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
  
  • Hebrew
    • וּרְאֵה אִם־ דֶּרֶךְ־עֹצֶב בִּי וּנְחֵנִי בְּדֶרֶךְ עוֹלָם׃