Psalm 139
Contemporary English Version
(A psalm by David for the music leader.)
The Lord Is Always Near
1 You have looked deep
into my heart, Lord,
and you know all about me.
2 You know when I am resting
or when I am working,
and from heaven
you discover my thoughts.
3 You notice everything I do
and everywhere I go.
4 Before I even speak a word,
you know what I will say,
5 and with your powerful arm
you protect me
from every side.
6 I can't understand all of this!
Such wonderful knowledge
is far above me.
7 Where could I go to escape
from your Spirit
or from your sight?
8 If I were to climb up
to the highest heavens,
you would be there.
If I were to dig down
to the world of the dead
you would also be there.
9 Suppose I had wings
like the dawning day
and flew across the ocean.
10 Even then your powerful arm
would guide and protect me.
11 Or suppose I said, “I'll hide
in the dark until night comes
to cover me over.”
12 But you see in the dark
because daylight and dark
are all the same to you.
13 You are the one
who put me together
inside my mother's body,
14 and I praise you because of
the wonderful way
you created me.
Everything you do is marvelous!
Of this I have no doubt.
15 Nothing about me
is hidden from you!
I was secretly woven together
out of human sight,
16 but with your own eyes you saw
my body being formed.
Even before I was born,
you had written in your book
everything about me.
17 (A) Your thoughts are far beyond
my understanding,
much more than I
could ever imagine.
18 I try to count your thoughts,
but they outnumber the grains
of sand on the beach.
And when I awake,
I will find you nearby.
19 How I wish that you would kill
all cruel and heartless people
and protect me from them!
20 They are always rebelling
and speaking evil of you.[a]
21 You know I hate anyone
who hates you, Lord,
and refuses to obey.
22 They are my enemies too,
and I truly hate them.
23 Look deep into my heart, God,
and find out everything
I am thinking.
24 Don't let me follow evil ways,
but lead me in the way
that time has proven true.
Footnotes
- 139.20 you: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 20.
Psalm 139
King James Version
139 O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.
2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.
5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
9 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Thine 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.
17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
20 For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
21 Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
22 I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
Salmos 139
Nova Versão Transformadora
Ao regente do coral: salmo de Davi.
139 Ó Senhor, tu examinas meu coração
e conheces tudo a meu respeito.
2 Sabes quando me sento e quando me levanto;
mesmo de longe, conheces meus pensamentos.
3 Tu me vês quando viajo e quando descanso;
sabes tudo que faço.
4 Antes mesmo de eu falar, Senhor,
sabes o que vou dizer.
5 Vais adiante de mim e me segues;
pões sobre mim a tua mão.
6 Esse conhecimento é maravilhoso demais para mim;
é grande demais para eu compreender!
7 É impossível escapar do teu Espírito;
não há como fugir da tua presença.
8 Se subo aos céus, lá estás;
se desço ao mundo dos mortos,[a] lá estás também.
9 Se eu tomar as asas do amanhecer,
se habitar do outro lado do oceano,
10 mesmo ali tua mão me guiará,
e tua força me sustentará.
11 Eu poderia pedir à escuridão que me escondesse,
e à luz ao meu redor que se tornasse noite,
12 mas nem mesmo na escuridão posso me esconder de ti.
Para ti, a noite é tão clara como o dia;
escuridão e luz são a mesma coisa.
13 Tu formaste o meu interior
e me teceste no ventre de minha mãe.
14 Eu te agradeço por me teres feito de modo tão extraordinário;
tuas obras são maravilhosas, e disso eu sei muito bem.
15 Tu me observavas quando eu estava sendo formado em segredo,
enquanto eu era tecido na escuridão.
16 Tu me viste quando eu ainda estava no ventre;
cada dia de minha vida estava registrado em teu livro,
cada momento foi estabelecido quando ainda nenhum deles existia.
17 Como são preciosos os teus pensamentos a meu respeito,[b] ó Deus;
é impossível enumerá-los!
18 Não sou capaz de contá-los;
são mais numerosos que os grãos de areia.
E, quando acordo,
tu ainda estás comigo.
19 Ó Deus, quem dera destruísses os perversos;
afastem-se de mim, assassinos!
20 Eles blasfemam contra ti;
teus inimigos usam teu nome em vão.
21 Acaso, Senhor, não devo odiar os que te odeiam?
Não devo desprezar os que se opõem a ti?
22 Sim, eu os odeio com todas as minhas forças,
pois teus inimigos são meus inimigos.
23 Examina-me, ó Deus, e conhece meu coração;
prova-me e vê meus pensamentos.
24 Mostra-me se há em mim algo que te ofende
e conduze-me pelo caminho eterno.
Psaumes 139
Segond 21
Science infinie de Dieu
139 Au chef de chœur. Psaume de David.
Eternel, tu m’examines et tu me connais,
2 tu sais quand je m’assieds et quand je me lève,
tu discernes de loin ma pensée.
3 Tu sais quand je marche et quand je me couche,
et toutes mes voies te sont familières.
4 La parole n’est pas encore sur ma langue
que déjà, Eternel, tu la connais entièrement.
5 Tu m’entoures par-derrière et par-devant,
et tu mets ta main sur moi.
6 Une telle connaissance est trop extraordinaire pour moi,
elle est trop élevée pour que je puisse l’atteindre.
7 Où pourrais-je aller loin de ton Esprit,
où pourrais-je fuir loin de ta présence?
8 Si je monte au ciel, tu es là;
si je me couche au séjour des morts, te voilà.
9 Si je prends les ailes de l’aurore
pour habiter à l’extrémité de la mer,
10 là aussi ta main me conduira,
ta main droite m’empoignera.
11 Si je me dis: «Au moins les ténèbres me couvriront»,
la nuit devient lumière autour de moi!
12 Même les ténèbres ne sont pas obscures pour toi:
la nuit brille comme le jour,
et les ténèbres comme la lumière.
13 C’est toi qui as formé mes reins,
qui m’as tissé dans le ventre de ma mère.
14 Je te loue de ce que je suis une créature si merveilleuse.
Tes œuvres sont admirables,
et je le reconnais bien.
15 Mon corps n’était pas caché devant toi
lorsque j’ai été fait dans le secret,
tissé dans les profondeurs de la terre.
16 Je n’étais encore qu’une masse informe, mais tes yeux me voyaient,
et sur ton livre étaient inscrits
tous les jours qui m’étaient destinés
avant qu’un seul d’entre eux n’existe.
17 Que tes pensées, ô Dieu, me semblent impénétrables!
Que leur nombre est grand!
18 Comment les compter? Elles sont plus nombreuses que les grains de sable.
Je me réveille, et je suis encore avec toi.
19 O Dieu, si seulement tu faisais mourir le méchant!
Hommes sanguinaires, éloignez-vous de moi!
20 Ils parlent de toi pour appuyer leurs projets criminels,
ils utilisent ton nom pour mentir, eux, tes ennemis!
21 Eternel, comment pourrais-je ne pas détester ceux qui te détestent,
ne pas éprouver du dégoût pour ceux qui te combattent?
22 Je les déteste de façon absolue,
ils sont pour moi des ennemis.
23 Examine-moi, ô Dieu, et connais mon cœur,
mets-moi à l’épreuve et connais mes pensées!
24 Regarde si je suis sur une mauvaise voie
et conduis-moi sur la voie de l’éternité!
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