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Psalm 139
New King James Version
Psalm 139
New King James Version
God’s Perfect Knowledge of Man
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
139 O Lord, (A)You have searched me and known me.
2 (B)You know my sitting down and my rising up;
You (C)understand my thought afar off.
3 (D)You [a]comprehend my path and my lying down,
And are acquainted with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word on my tongue,
But behold, O Lord, (E)You know it altogether.
5 You have [b]hedged me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.
6 (F)Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is high, I cannot attain it.
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.
Footnotes
- Psalm 139:3 Lit. winnow
- Psalm 139:5 enclosed
- Psalm 139:8 Or Sheol
- Psalm 139:11 Vg., Symmachus cover
- Psalm 139:12 Lit. is not dark
- Psalm 139:13 wove
- Psalm 139:14 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. You are fearfully wonderful
- Psalm 139:15 Lit. bones were
- Psalm 139:19 Lit. men of bloodshed
- Psalm 139:20 LXX, Vg. They take Your cities in vain
- Psalm 139:22 complete
Psaltaren 139
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Psaltaren 139
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Guds allvetande och allestädes närvaro
139 För körledaren. En psalm av David.
Herre, du rannsakar mig och vet allt om mig.
2 Du vet om jag sitter eller står.
Även om du är långt borta från mig
vet du vad jag tänker.
3 Du granskar mig vare sig jag går eller ligger.
Du vet om allt som jag företar mig.
4 Redan innan jag har ett ord på min tunga
vet du, Herre, vad jag tänker säga.
5 Du omsluter mig på alla sidor,
och du håller din hand över mig.
6 Att veta detta är förunderligt för mig,
mycket större än vad jag någonsin kan förstå.
7 Vart skulle jag kunna gå för din Ande?
Vart skulle jag kunna fly för din närvaro?
8 Om jag far upp till himlen är du där,
och om jag bäddar åt mig i dödsriket, är du där.
9 Om jag kunde ta morgonrodnadens vingar,
eller gömma mig vid havets yttersta gräns,
10 kommer din hand att leda mig,
din starka hand att gripa mig.
11 Om jag bad mörkret att gömma mig
och ljuset omkring mig att bli natt,
12 så är inte mörkret mörkt för dig,
utan natten lyser som dagen, och mörkret är ljus.
13 Du skapade organen inne i min kropp,
du vävde samman mig i min mors livmoder.
14 Jag prisar dig för det förunderliga,
att jag är så underbart skapad!
Dina verk är förunderliga, det vet jag väl.
15 Mitt skelett var inte dolt för dig
när jag formades i det tysta,
när jag vävdes samman i jordens djup.
16 Du såg mig innan jag föddes.
I din bok blev varje bestämd dag i mitt liv inskriven
innan någon av dem började.[a]
17 Hur ofattbara är inte dina tankar för mig, Gud!
Hur enormt är inte deras antal!
18 Om jag försökte räkna dem
skulle de vara fler än sandkornen.
När jag vaknar,
är jag fortfarande hos dig.
19 Gud, om du ändå ville döda de gudlösa,
avlägsna de blodtörstiga från mig!
20 De som talar svekfullt om dig,
de som har missbrukat dina städer.[b]
21 Herre, skulle jag inte hata dem som hatar dig,
avsky dem som reser sig mot dig?
22 Jag hatar dem starkt,
de är mina fiender.
23 Granska mig, Gud!
Känn mitt innersta och pröva mig,
känn mina oroliga tankar!
24 Se om min väg leder bort från dig,
och led mig på den eviga vägen.
Psalm 139
New International Version
Psalm 139
New International Version
Psalm 139
For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.
1 You have searched me,(A) Lord,
and you know(B) me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise;(C)
you perceive my thoughts(D) from afar.
3 You discern my going out(E) and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.(F)
4 Before a word is on my tongue
you, Lord, know it completely.(G)
5 You hem me in(H) behind and before,
and you lay your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,(I)
too lofty(J) for me to attain.
7 Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee(K) from your presence?
8 If I go up to the heavens,(L) you are there;
if I make my bed(M) in the depths, you are there.
9 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.
13 For you created my inmost being;(Q)
you knit me together(R) in my mother’s womb.(S)
14 I praise you(T) because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,(U)
I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made(V) in the secret place,
when I was woven together(W) in the depths of the earth.(X)
16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained(Y) for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
17 How precious to me are your thoughts,[a](Z) God!(AA)
How vast is the sum of them!
18 Were I to count them,(AB)
they would outnumber the grains of sand(AC)—
when I awake,(AD) I am still with you.
19 If only you, God, would slay the wicked!(AE)
Away from me,(AF) you who are bloodthirsty!(AG)
20 They speak of you with evil intent;
your adversaries(AH) misuse your name.(AI)
21 Do I not hate those(AJ) who hate you, Lord,
and abhor(AK) those who are in rebellion against you?
22 I have nothing but hatred for them;
I count them my enemies.(AL)
23 Search me,(AM) God, and know my heart;(AN)
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 See if there is any offensive way(AO) in me,
and lead me(AP) in the way everlasting.
Footnotes
- Psalm 139:17 Or How amazing are your thoughts concerning me
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