⁶ “Whoever ^(A)sheds man’s blood,
By man his blood shall be shed;
^(B)For in the image of God
He made man.

³ Behold, ^(A)children are a heritage from the Lord,
^(B)The fruit of the womb is a ^(C)reward.

^7 (G)Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
^8 (H)If I ascend into heaven, You are there;
^(I)If I make my bed in ^[c]hell, behold, You are there.
⁹ If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
¹⁰ Even there Your hand shall lead me,
And Your right hand shall hold me.
¹¹ If I say, “Surely the darkness shall ^[d]fall on me,”
Even the night shall be light about me;
¹² Indeed, ^(J)the darkness ^[e]shall not hide from You,
But the night shines as the day;
The darkness and the light are both alike to You.

¹³ For You formed my inward parts;
You ^[f]covered me in my mother’s womb.
¹⁴ I will praise You, for ^[g]I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well.
^15 (K)My ^[h]frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
¹⁶ Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.
And in Your book they all were written,
The days fashioned for me,
When as yet there were none of them.

^17 (L)How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!
¹⁸ If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;
When I awake, I am still with You.

¹⁹ Oh, that You would ^(M)slay the wicked, O God!
^(N)Depart from me, therefore, you ^[i]bloodthirsty men.
²⁰ For they ^(O)speak against You wickedly;
^[j]Your enemies take Your name in vain.
^21 (P)Do I not hate them, O Lord, who hate You?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?
²² I hate them with ^[k]perfect hatred;
I count them my enemies.

^23 (Q)Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my anxieties;
²⁴ And see if there is any wicked way in me,
And ^(R)lead me in the way everlasting.

⁵ “Before I ^(A)formed you in the womb ^(B)I knew you;
Before you were born I ^(C)sanctified^[a] you;
I ^[b]ordained you a prophet to the nations.”