Psalm 139:13-24

Holman Christian Standard Bible

¹³ For it was You who created my inward parts;^[a]
You knit me together in my mother’s womb.^(A)
14 I will praise You
because I have been remarkably and wonderfully made.^[b][c]
Your works are wonderful,
and I know this very well.^(B)
15 My bones were not hidden from You
when I was made in secret,
when I was formed in the depths of the earth.^(C)
16 Your eyes saw me when I was formless;
all my days were written in Your book and planned
before a single one of them began.^(D)

¹⁷ God, how difficult^[d] Your thoughts are
for me to comprehend;
how vast their sum is!
¹⁸ If I counted them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand;^(E)
when I wake up,^[e] I am still with You.^(F)

¹⁹ God, if only You would kill the wicked—
you bloodthirsty men, stay away from me^(G)—
²⁰ who invoke You deceitfully.
Your enemies swear by You falsely.^(H)
21 Lord, don’t I hate those who hate You,
and detest those who rebel against You?
²² I hate them with extreme hatred;
I consider them my enemies.^(I)

²³ Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my concerns.^(J)
24 See if there is any offensive^[f] way in me;
lead me in the everlasting way.^(K)