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You see me when I travel
    and when I rest at home.
    You know everything I do.
You know what I am going to say
    even before I say it, Lord.
You go before me and follow me.
    You place your hand of blessing on my head.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
    too great for me to understand!

I can never escape from your Spirit!
    I can never get away from your presence!
If I go up to heaven, you are there;
    if I go down to the grave,[a] you are there.
If I ride the wings of the morning,
    if I dwell by the farthest oceans,
10 even there your hand will guide me,
    and your strength will support me.

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Footnotes

  1. 139:8 Hebrew to Sheol.

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

Where can I go from your Spirit?
    Where can I flee(G) from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens,(H) you are there;
    if I make my bed(I) 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,(J)
    your right hand(K) will hold me fast.

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