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Psalms 139
KJV
King James Version · 1611
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862
1O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.
1To the Overseer. --A Psalm by David. Jehovah, Thou hast searched me, and knowest.
2Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
2Thou--Thou hast known my sitting down, And my rising up, Thou hast attended to my thoughts from afar.
3Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
3My path and my couch Thou hast fanned, And <FI>with<Fi> all my ways hast been acquainted.
4For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.
4For there is not a word in my tongue, Lo, O Jehovah, Thou hast known it all!
5Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
5Behind and before Thou hast besieged me, And Thou dost place on me Thy hand.
6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
6Knowledge too wonderful for me, It hath been set on high, I am not able for it.
7Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
7Whither do I go from Thy Spirit? And whither from Thy face do I flee?
8If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
8If I ascend the heavens--there Thou <FI>art<Fi> , And spread out a couch in Sheol, lo, Thee!
9If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
9I take the wings of morning, I dwell in the uttermost part of the sea,
10Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
10Also there Thy hand doth lead me, And Thy right hand doth hold me.
11If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
11And I say, `Surely darkness bruiseth me, Then night <FI>is<Fi> light to me.
12Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
12Also darkness hideth not from Thee, And night as day shineth, as <FI>is<Fi> darkness so <FI>is<Fi> light.
13For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
13For Thou--Thou hast possessed my reins, Thou dost cover me in my mother's belly.
14I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
14I confess Thee, because that <FI>with<Fi> wonders I have been distinguished. Wonderful <FI>are<Fi> Thy works, And my soul is knowing <FI>it<Fi> well.
15My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
15My substance was not hid from Thee, When I was made in secret, Curiously wrought in the lower part of earth.
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.
16Mine unformed substance Thine eyes saw, And on Thy book all of them are written, The days they were formed--And not one among them.
17How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
17And to me how precious have been Thy thoughts, O God, how great hath been their sum!
18If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
18I recount them! than the sand they are more, I have waked, and I am still with Thee.
19Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
19Dost Thou slay, O God, the wicked? Then, men of blood, turn aside from me!
20For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
20Who exchange Thee for wickedness, Lifted up to vanity <FI>are<Fi> Thine enemies.
21Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
21Do not I hate, Jehovah, those hating Thee? And with Thy withstanders grieve myself?
22I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
22<FI> With<Fi> perfect hatred I have hated them, Enemies they have become to me.