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| The Book of Psalms. The Harvard Classics. 1909–14. |
| Book V |
| CXXXIX |
| God’s Omnipresence and Omniscience |
| For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. |
| [1] | O JEHOVAH, thou hast searched me, and known me, |
| [2] | Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising; Thou understandest my thought afar off. |
| [3] | Thou searchest 1 out my path and my lying down, And art acquainted with all my ways. |
| [4] | For there is not a word in my tongue, But, lo, O Jehovah, thou knowest it altogether. |
| [5] | Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thy hand upon me. |
| [6] | Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain unto it. |
| [7] | Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? |
| [8] | If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there. |
| [9] | If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; |
| [10] | Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me. |
| [11] | If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm 2 me, And 3 the light about me shall be night; |
| [12] | Even the darkness hideth not from thee, But the night shineth as the day: The darkness and the light are both alike to thee. |
| [13] | For thou didst form my inward 4 parts: Thou didst cover 5 me in my mother’s womb. |
| [14] | I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Wonderful are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well. |
| [15] | My frame was not hidden from thee, When I was made in secret, And curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. |
| [16] | Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance; And in thy book they were all written, Even the days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was none of them. |
| [17] | How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them! |
| [18] | If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: When I awake, I am still with thee. |
| [19] | Surely 6 thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men. |
| [20] | For they speak 7 against thee wickedly, And thine enemies take 8 thy name in vain. |
| [21] | Do not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee? And am 9 not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? |
| [22] | I hate them with perfect hatred: They are become mine enemies. |
| [23] | Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts; |
| [24] | And see if there be any wicked 10 way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting. |
| Note 1. Heb. words of song. [back] |
| Note 2. Or, cover. [back] |
| Note 3. Or, Then the night shall be light about me. [back] |
| Note 4. Heb. reins. [back] |
| Note 5. Or, knit me together. [back] |
| Note 6. Or, Oh that thou wouldest slay. [back] |
| Note 7. Or, utter thy name (Heb. thee) Or, as otherwise read, rebel against thee. [back] |
| Note 8. Or, lift themselves up against thee for vanity. [back] |
| Note 9. Or, do not I loathe. [back] |
| Note 10. Or, way of pain. [back] |
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