Psalm 138-139

New American Standard Bible 1995

^4 (H)All the kings of the earth will give thanks to You, O Lord,
When they have heard the words of Your mouth.
⁵ And they will ^(I)sing of the ways of the Lord,
For ^(J)great is the glory of the Lord.
⁶ For ^(K)though the Lord is exalted,
Yet He ^(L)regards the lowly,
But the ^(M)haughty He knows from afar.

⁷ Though I ^(N)walk in the midst of trouble, You will ^[d](O)revive me;
You will ^(P)stretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies,
And Your right hand will ^(Q)save me.
⁸ The Lord will ^(R)accomplish what concerns me;
Your ^(S)lovingkindness, O Lord, is everlasting;
^(T)Do not forsake the ^(U)works of Your hands.

^7 (AE)Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
^8 (AF)If I ascend to heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in ^[j]Sheol, behold, ^(AG)You are there.
⁹ If I take the wings of the dawn,
If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,
¹⁰ Even there Your hand will ^(AH)lead me,
And Your right hand will lay hold of me.
¹¹ If I say, “Surely the ^(AI)darkness will ^[k]overwhelm me,
And the light around me will be night,”
¹² Even the ^(AJ)darkness is not dark ^[l]to You,
And the night is as bright as the day.
^(AK)Darkness and light are alike to You.

¹³ For You ^(AL)formed my ^[m]inward parts;
You ^(AM)wove me in my mother’s womb.
¹⁴ I will give thanks to You, for ^[n]I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
^(AN)Wonderful are Your works,
And my soul knows it very well.
¹⁵ My ^[o](AO)frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the ^(AP)depths of the earth;
¹⁶ Your ^(AQ)eyes have seen my unformed substance;
And in ^(AR)Your book were all written
The ^(AS)days that were ordained for me,
When as yet there was not one of them.

¹⁷ How precious also are Your ^(AT)thoughts to me, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!
¹⁸ If I should count them, they would ^(AU)outnumber the sand.
When ^(AV)I awake, I am still with You.

¹⁹ O that You would ^(AW)slay the wicked, O God;
^(AX)Depart from me, therefore, ^(AY)men of bloodshed.
²⁰ For they ^(AZ)speak ^[p]against You wickedly,
And Your enemies ^[q](BA)take Your name in vain.
²¹ Do I not ^(BB)hate those who hate You, O Lord?
And do I not ^(BC)loathe those who rise up against You?
²² I hate them with the utmost hatred;
They have become my enemies.

^23 (BD)Search me, O God, and know my heart;
^(BE)Try me and know my anxious thoughts;
²⁴ And see if there be any ^[r](BF)hurtful way in me,
And ^(BG)lead me in the ^(BH)everlasting way.