Psalm 139:1-6

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Psalm 139

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

¹You have searched me,^(A) Lord,
    and you know^(B) me.
²You know when I sit and when I rise;^(C)
    you perceive my thoughts^(D) from afar.
³You discern my going out^(E) and my lying down;
    you are familiar with all my ways.^(F)
⁴Before a word is on my tongue
    you, Lord, know it completely.^(G)
⁵You hem me in^(H) behind and before,
    and you lay your hand upon me.
⁶Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,^(I)
    too lofty^(J) for me to attain.

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Psalm 139:17-18

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¹⁷How precious to me are your thoughts,^[a]^(A) God!^(B)
    How vast is the sum of them!
¹⁸Were I to count them,^(C)
    they would outnumber the grains of sand^(D)—
    when I awake,^(E) I am still with you.

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Footnotes

Psalm 139:17 Or How amazing are your thoughts concerning me

Psalm 139:23-24

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²³Search me,^(A) God, and know my heart;^(B)
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
²⁴See if there is any offensive way^(C) in me,
and lead me^(D) in the way everlasting.