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21 For human ways are under the eyes of the Lord,
    and he examines all their paths.(A)

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21 For your ways are in full view(A) of the Lord,
    and he examines(B) all your paths.(C)

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13 And before him no creature is hidden, but all are naked and laid bare to the eyes of the one to whom we must render an account.(A)

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13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight.(A) Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.

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The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
    keeping watch on the evil and the good.(A)

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The eyes(A) of the Lord are everywhere,(B)
    keeping watch on the wicked and the good.(C)

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19 great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of mortals, rewarding all according to their ways and according to the fruit of their doings.(A)

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19 great are your purposes and mighty are your deeds.(A) Your eyes are open to the ways of all mankind;(B) you reward each person according to their conduct and as their deeds deserve.(C)

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21 “For his eyes are upon the ways of mortals,
    and he sees all their steps.(A)

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21 “His eyes are on the ways of mortals;(A)
    he sees their every step.(B)

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The Lord is in his holy temple;
    the Lord’s throne is in heaven.
    His eyes behold; his gaze examines humankind.(A)

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The Lord is in his holy temple;(A)
    the Lord is on his heavenly throne.(B)
He observes everyone on earth;(C)
    his eyes examine(D) them.

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Does he not see my ways
    and number all my steps?(A)

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Does he not see my ways(A)
    and count my every step?(B)

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But they do not consider
    that I remember all their wickedness.
Now their deeds surround them;
    they are before my face.(A)

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but they do not realize
    that I remember(A) all their evil deeds.(B)
Their sins engulf them;(C)
    they are always before me.

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24 Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them? says the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? says the Lord.(A)

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24 Who can hide(A) in secret places
    so that I cannot see them?”
declares the Lord.
    “Do not I fill heaven and earth?”(B)
declares the Lord.

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17 For my eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from my presence, nor is their iniquity concealed from my sight.(A)

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17 My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden(A) from me, nor is their sin concealed from my eyes.(B)

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168 I keep your precepts and decrees,
    for all my ways are before you.(A)

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168 I obey your precepts(A) and your statutes,(B)
    for all my ways are known(C) to you.

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Psalm 139

The Inescapable God

To the leader. Of David. A Psalm.

O Lord, you have searched me and known me.(A)
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
    you discern my thoughts from far away.(B)
You search out my path and my lying down
    and are acquainted with all my ways.(C)
Even before a word is on my tongue,
    O Lord, you know it completely.(D)
You hem me in, behind and before,
    and lay your hand upon me.(E)
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
    it is so high that I cannot attain it.(F)

Where can I go from your spirit?
    Or where can I flee from your presence?(G)
If I ascend to heaven, you are there;
    if I make my bed in Sheol, you are there.(H)
If I take the wings of the morning
    and settle at the farthest limits of the sea,
10 even there your hand shall lead me,
    and your right hand shall hold me fast.(I)
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me,
    and night wraps itself around me,”[a](J)
12 even the darkness is not dark to you;
    the night is as bright as the day,
    for darkness is as light to you.(K)

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Footnotes

  1. 139.11 Q ms: MT and the light around me become night

Psalm 139

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

You have searched me,(A) Lord,
    and you know(B) me.
You know when I sit and when I rise;(C)
    you perceive my thoughts(D) from afar.
You discern my going out(E) and my lying down;
    you are familiar with all my ways.(F)
Before a word is on my tongue
    you, Lord, know it completely.(G)
You hem me in(H) behind and before,
    and you lay your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,(I)
    too lofty(J) for me to attain.

Where can I go from your Spirit?
    Where can I flee(K) from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens,(L) you are there;
    if I make my bed(M) in the depths, you are there.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
    if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me,(N)
    your right hand(O) will hold me fast.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
    and the light become night around me,”
12 even the darkness will not be dark(P) to you;
    the night will shine like the day,
    for darkness is as light to you.

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If you try my heart, if you visit me by night,
    if you test me, you will find no wickedness in me;
    my mouth does not transgress.(A)

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Though you probe my heart,(A)
    though you examine me at night and test me,(B)
you will find that I have planned no evil;(C)
    my mouth has not transgressed.(D)

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