Psalm 139:1-6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Psalm 139[a]
The All-knowing and Ever-present God
1 For the leader. A psalm of David.
I
Lord, you have probed me, you know me:
2 you know when I sit and stand;[b](A)
you understand my thoughts from afar.
3 You sift through my travels and my rest;
with all my ways you are familiar.
4 Even before a word is on my tongue,
Lord, you know it all.
5 Behind and before you encircle me
and rest your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
far too lofty for me to reach.(B)
Footnotes
- Psalm 139 A hymnic meditation on God’s omnipresence and omniscience. The psalmist is keenly aware of God’s all-knowing gaze (Ps 139:1–6), of God’s presence in every part of the universe (Ps 139:7–12), and of God’s control over the psalmist’s very self (Ps 139:13–16). Summing up Ps 139:1–16, 17–18 express wonder. There is only one place hostile to God’s rule—wicked people. The psalmist prays to be removed from their company (Ps 139:19–24).
- 139:2 When I sit and stand: in all my physical movement.
詩篇 139:1-6
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Traditional)
讚美耶和華無所不知
139 大衛的詩，交於伶長。
1 耶和華啊，你已經鑒察我，認識我。
2 我坐下，我起來，你都曉得，你從遠處知道我的意念。
3 我行路，我躺臥，你都細察，你也深知我一切所行的。
4 耶和華啊，我舌頭上的話，你沒有一句不知道的。
5 你在我前後環繞我，按手在我身上。
6 這樣的知識奇妙，是我不能測的；至高，是我不能及的。
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