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Home Book of Tehilim Psalm 139

Psalm 139

תהילים 139

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For the leader. Of David. A psalm. O ETERNAL One, You have examined me and know me.
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When I sit down or stand up You know it; You discern my thoughts from afar.
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You observe my walking and reclining, and are familiar with all my ways.
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There is not a word on my tongue but that You, O ETERNAL One, know it well.
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You hedge me before and behind; You lay Your hand upon me.
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It is beyond my knowledge; it is a mystery; I cannot fathom it.
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Where can I escape from Your spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?
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If I ascend to heaven, You are there; if I descend to Sheol, You are there too.
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If I take wing with the dawn to come to rest on the western horizon,
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even there Your hand will be guiding me, Your right hand will be holding me fast.
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If I say, u201cSurely darkness will conceal me, night will provide me with cover,u201d
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darkness is not dark for You; night is as light as day; darkness and light are the same.
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It was You who created my conscience; You fashioned me in my motheru2019s womb.
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I praise You, for I am awesomely, wondrously made; Your work is wonderful; I know it very well.
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My frame was not concealed from You when I was shaped in a hidden place, knit together in the recesses of the earth.
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Your eyes saw my unformed limbs; they were all recorded in Your book; in due time they were formed, to the very last one of them.
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How weighty Your thoughts seem to me, O God, how great their number!
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I count themu2014they exceed the grains of sand; I endu2014but am still with You.
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O God, if You would only slay the wickedu2014 you murderers, away from me!u2014
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who invoke You for intrigue, Your enemies who swear by You falsely.
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O ETERNAL One, You know I hate those who hate You, and loathe Your adversaries.
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I feel a perfect hatred toward them; I count them my enemies.
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Examine me, O God, and know my mind; probe me and know my thoughts.
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See if I have vexatious ways, and guide me in ways everlasting.