Psalm 139
New King James Version

God’s Perfect Knowledge of Man

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

139 OLord,^(A)You have searched me and knownme.
²^(B)You know my sitting down and my rising up;
You^(C)understand my thought afar off.
³^(D)You^[a]comprehend my path and my lying down,
And are acquainted with all my ways.
⁴Forthere isnot a word on my tongue,
Butbehold, OLord,^(E)You know it altogether.
⁵You have^[b]hedged me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.
⁶^(F)Suchknowledgeistoo wonderful for me;
It is high, I cannotattainit.

⁷^(G)Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
⁸^(H)If I ascend into heaven, Youarethere;
^(I)If I make my bed in^[c]hell, behold, Youare there.
⁹IfI take the wings of the morning,
Anddwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
¹⁰Even there Your hand shall lead me,
And Your right hand shall hold me.
¹¹If I say, “Surely the darkness shall^[d]fall on me,”
Even the night shall be light about me;
¹²Indeed,^(J)the darkness^[e]shall not hide from You,
But the night shines as the day;
The darkness and the lightareboth aliketo You.

¹³For You formed my inward parts;
You^[f]covered me in my mother’s womb.
¹⁴I will praise You, for^[g]I am fearfullyandwonderfully made;
Marvelous are Your works,
Andthatmy soul knows very well.
¹⁵^(K)My^[h]frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
Andskillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
¹⁶Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.
And in Your book they all were written,
The days fashioned for me,
Whenas yet there werenone of them.

¹⁷^(L)How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!
¹⁸IfI should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;
When I awake, I am still with You.

¹⁹Oh, that You would^(M)slay the wicked, O God!
^(N)Depart from me, therefore, you^[i]bloodthirsty men.
²⁰For they^(O)speak against You wickedly;
^[j]Your enemies takeYour namein vain.
²¹^(P)Do I not hate them, OLord, who hate You?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?
²²I hate them with^[k]perfect hatred;
I count them my enemies.

²³^(Q)Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my anxieties;
²⁴And see ifthere is anywicked way in me,
And^(R)lead me in the way everlasting.