Psalms 139

1O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.

לַמְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִד מִזְמֹור יְהוָה חֲקַרְתַּנִי וַתֵּדָע׃ (1829)

2Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.

אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ שִׁבְתִּי וְקוּמִי בַּנְתָּה לְרֵעִי מֵרָחֹוק׃ (2885)

3Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.

אָרְחִי וְרִבְעִי זֵרִיתָ וְכָל־דְּרָכַי הִסְכַּנְתָּה׃ (1954)

4For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.

כִּי אֵין מִלָּה בִּלְשֹׁונִי הֵן יְהוָה יָדַעְתָּ כֻלָּהּ׃ (1184)

See also: Psalms 19:14, Hebrews 4:12-13, Psalms 50:19-21, Job 42:3, Matthew 12:35-37, Job 42:6-8, Jeremiah 29:23, Malachi 3:13-16, James 1:26, Job 8:2, James 3:2-10, Job 38:2, Acts 5:4, Exodus 14:3, Job 37:20, Jeremiah 23:25, Zephaniah 1:12, Malachi 3:16

5Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.

אָחֹור וָקֶדֶם צַרְתָּנִי וַתָּשֶׁת עָלַי כַּפֶּכָה׃ (2456)

See also: Psalms 34:7, Deuteronomy 33:27, Revelation 1:17, Job 23:8-9, Exodus 24:11, Job 9:33

6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

[פִּלְאִיָּה כ] (פְּלִיאָה ק) דַעַת מִמֶּנִּי נִשְׂגְּבָה לֹא־אוּכַל לָהּ׃ (1469)

7Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

אָנָה אֵלֵךְ מֵרוּחֶךָ וְאָנָה מִפָּנֶיךָ אֶבְרָח׃ (854)

See also: Jeremiah 23:23-24, Jeremiah 23:24, Jonah 1:3, 1 Kings 8:27, Jonah 1:10, 2 Chronicles 6:18, Amos 9:2, Exodus 20:18, Matthew 2:19, Joshua 10:16, Jeremiah 43:8, Hosea 7:13

8If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

אִם־אֶסַּק מַיִם שָׁם אָתָּה וְאַצִּיעָה שְּׁאֹול הִנֶּךָּ׃ (1632)

See also: Amos 9:2-4, Job 34:21-22, Jonah 2:2, Proverbs 15:11, Obadiah 1:4, Job 26:6, Psalms 16:10, Jeremiah 51:53, Ezekiel 32:25, Job 17:13

9If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

אֶשָּׂא כַנְפֵי־שָׁחַר אֶשְׁכְּנָה בְּאַחֲרִית יָם׃ (2017)

See also: Psalms 61:2, Psalms 55:6, Psalms 19:6, Psalms 104:3, Job 11:9, Job 38:13, Psalms 74:16-17, Amos 9:3, 2 Samuel 22:11, Malachi 4:2

10Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

גַּםשָׁ־ם יָדְךָ תַנְחֵנִי וְתֹאחֲזֵנִי יְמִינֶךָ׃ (1547)

See also: Psalms 23:3, Isaiah 41:13, Psalms 73:23, Psalms 63:8, Psalms 143:9-10, Psalms 119:117, Psalms 104:20

11If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

וָאֹמַר אַךְ־חֹשֶׁךְ יְשׁוּפֵנִי וְלַיְלָה אֹור בַּעֲדֵנִי׃ (1476)

See also: Job 12:22, Jeremiah 23:24, Daniel 2:22, Psalms 94:7, Job 22:12-14, Psalms 10:11-13, Hebrews 4:13, Job 34:22, Numbers 32:23, 1 Kings 3:20, Job 22:14, Job 26:6, Isaiah 29:15, Ezekiel 16:36

12Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

גַּם־חֹשֶׁךְ לֹא־יַחְשִׁיךְ מִמֶּךָ וְלַיְלָה כַּיֹּום יָאִיר כַּחֲשֵׁיכָה כָּאֹורָה׃ (1823)

See also: Daniel 2:22, Job 34:22, Exodus 20:21, Hebrews 4:13, Job 12:22, Matthew 6:4, Job 13:20, Job 26:6, Exodus 14:20

13For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.

כִּי־אַתָּה קָנִיתָ כִלְיֹתָי תְּסֻכֵּנִי בְּבֶטֶן אִמִּי׃ (2120)

See also: Jeremiah 1:5, Psalms 119:73, Isaiah 44:2, Job 31:15, Job 10:9-12, Psalms 22:9-10, Psalms 71:6, Isaiah 46:3, Psalms 139:15, Romans 1:20, Ecclesiastes 11:5, Psalms 100:3, Isaiah 44:24, 1 Corinthians 12:17, Job 3:11

14I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

אֹודְךָ עַל כִּי נֹורָאֹות נִפְלֵיתִי נִפְלָאִים מַעֲשֶׂיךָ וְנַפְשִׁי יֹדַעַת מְאֹד׃ (3030)

See also: Genesis 1:26-27, Psalms 111:2, Psalms 104:24, Psalms 92:4-5, Job 5:9, Psalms 40:5, Genesis 1:27, Psalms 119:73, Revelation 15:3, Genesis 2:7, Mark 7:37, Job 10:10, Job 31:15, Psalms 98:1, Luke 9:43

15My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

לֹא־נִכְחַד עָצְמִי מִמֶּךָּ אֲשֶׁר־עֻשֵּׂיתִי בַסֵּתֶר רֻקַּמְתִּי בְּתַחְתִּיֹּות אָרֶץ׃ (4643)

See also: Ecclesiastes 11:5, Psalms 139:13, Psalms 71:6, Job 10:8-11, Psalms 22:9, Ephesians 4:16, Psalms 63:9, Ephesians 4:9, Colossians 2:19

16Thine 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.

גָּלְמִי ׀ רָאוּ עֵינֶיךָ וְעַל־סִפְרְךָ כֻּלָּם יִכָּתֵבוּ יָמִים יֻצָּרוּ [וְלֹא כ] (וְלֹו ק) אֶחָד בָּהֶם׃ (2109)

See also: Jeremiah 1:5, Psalms 56:8, Malachi 3:16, Revelation 20:12, Exodus 32:32

17How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

וְלִי מַה־יָּקְרוּ רֵעֶיךָ אֵל מֶה עָצְמוּ רָאשֵׁיהֶם׃ (1545)

See also: Psalms 40:5, Psalms 92:5, Jeremiah 29:11, Isaiah 55:8-9, Psalms 36:7, Psalms 68:19, Psalms 147:5, Ephesians 3:9-10, Psalms 31:19, Psalms 63:6, Psalms 104:34, Psalms 71:15, Genesis 24:63, Psalms 106:2, Psalms 119:148, Proverbs 8:31

18If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.

אֶסְפְּרֵם מֵחֹול יִרְבּוּן הֱקִיצֹתִי וְעֹודִי עִמָּךְ׃ (1574)

See also: Psalms 3:5, Psalms 139:3, Job 5:9, Psalms 40:5, Psalms 16:8, 1 Thessalonians 5:10, Psalms 17:15, Psalms 63:6-7, Psalms 73:23, Isaiah 26:19, Daniel 12:2, Psalms 119:55, Psalms 40:12, Habakkuk 1:9

19Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.

אִם־תִּקְטֹל אֱלֹוהַּ ׀ רָשָׁע וְאַנְשֵׁי דָמִים סוּרוּ מֶנִּי׃ (2025)

See also: Psalms 6:8, Psalms 5:6, Psalms 119:115, Psalms 59:2, Isaiah 11:4, Psalms 9:17, Psalms 55:23, Psalms 64:7, 2 Corinthians 6:17, Esther 7:6, Psalms 26:9, Psalms 94:23, Matthew 25:41, Genesis 49:6, 2 Chronicles 32:19, Genesis 4:8, Matthew 7:23

20For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.

אֲשֶׁר יֹאמְרֻךָ לִמְזִמָּה נָשֻׂא לַשָּׁוְא עָרֶיךָ׃ (1882)

See also: Jude 1:15, Exodus 20:7, Psalms 74:18, Deuteronomy 5:11, Psalms 2:1-3, Psalms 73:8-9, Psalms 74:22-23, Isaiah 37:23, Isaiah 37:28-29, Revelation 13:6, Leviticus 24:16, Job 21:14-15

21Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

הֲלֹוא־מְשַׂנְאֶיךָ יְהוָה ׀ אֶשְׂנָא וּבִתְקֹומְמֶיךָ אֶתְקֹוטָט׃ (1990)

22I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.

תַּכְלִית שִׂנְאָה שְׂנֵאתִים לְאֹויְבִים הָיוּ לִי׃ (2177)