Psalm 139
God's Omnipresence
and Omniscience |
To the chief Musician, A Psalm
of David. |
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O LORD, thou hast
searched me, and known me.
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2 |
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine
uprising;
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thou understandest my thought afar
off. |
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3 |
Thou compassest my path and my lying
down,
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and art acquainted with all my
ways. |
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4 |
For there is not a word in my
tongue,
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but, lo, O LORD, thou
knowest it
altogether. |
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Thou hast beset me behind and before,
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and laid thine hand upon
me. |
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6 |
Such knowledge is too
wonderful for me;
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it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
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7 |
Whither shall I go from thy Spirit?
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Or whither shall I flee from thy
presence? |
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8 |
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there:
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if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art
there. |
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9 |
If I take the wings of the
morning,
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and dwell in the uttermost parts of the
sea; |
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10 |
even there shall thy hand lead me,
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and thy right hand shall hold
me. |
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11 |
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover
me;
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even the night shall be light about
me. |
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12 |
Yea, the darkness hideth not from
thee;
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but the night shineth as the day: |
the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
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13 |
For thou hast possessed my reins:
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thou hast covered me in my mother's
womb. |
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14 |
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:
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marvelous are thy works; |
and that my soul knoweth right
well. |
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15 |
My substance was not hid from thee
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when I was made in secret, |
and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of
the earth. |
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Thine eyes did see my substance, yet
being unperfect;
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and in thy book all my members were
written, |
which in continuance were fashioned, |
when as yet there was none of
them. |
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How precious also are thy thoughts unto
me, O God!
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How great is the sum of
them! |
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18 |
If I should count them, they are
more in number than the sand:
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when I awake, I am still with thee.
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19 |
Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O
God:
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depart from me therefore, ye bloody
men. |
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For they speak against thee wickedly,
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and thine enemies take thy name in
vain. |
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21 |
Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee?
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And am not I grieved with those that rise up against
thee? |
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I hate them with perfect hatred:
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I count them mine
enemies. |
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Search me, O God, and know my heart:
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try me, and know my
thoughts: |
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and see if there be any wicked way
in me,
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and lead me in the way
everlasting. |
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