תהילים קל״טPsalms 139

For the leader. Of David. A psalm.
O ETERNAL One, You have examined me and know me.

When I sit down or stand up You know it;
You discern my thoughts from afar.

You observe my walking and reclining,
and are familiar with all my ways.

There is not a word on my tongue
but that You, O ETERNAL One, know it well.

You hedge me before and behind;
You lay Your hand upon me.

It is beyond my knowledge;
it is a mystery; I cannot fathom it.

Where can I escape from Your spirit?
Where can I flee from Your presence?

If I ascend to heaven, You are there;
if I descend to Sheol, You are there too.

If I take wing with the dawn
to come to rest on the western horizon,

even there Your hand will be guiding me,
Your right hand will be holding me fast.

If I say, “Surely darkness will conceal me,
night will provide me with cover,”

darkness is not dark for You;
night is as light as day;
darkness and light are the same.

It was You who created my conscience;
You fashioned me in my mother’s womb.

I praise You,
for I am awesomely, wondrously made;
Your work is wonderful;
I know it very well.

My frame was not concealed from You
when I was shaped in a hidden place,
knit together in the recesses of the earth.

Your eyes saw my unformed limbs;
they were all recorded in Your book;
in due time they were formed,
to the very last one of them.

How weighty Your thoughts seem to me, O God,
how great their number!

I count them—they exceed the grains of sand;
I end—but am still with You.

O God, if You would only slay the wicked—
you murderers, away from me!—

who invoke You for intrigue,
Your enemies who swear by You falsely.

O ETERNAL One, You know I hate those who hate You,
and loathe Your adversaries.

I feel a perfect hatred toward them;
I count them my enemies.

Examine me, O God, and know my mind;
probe me and know my thoughts.

See if I have vexatious ways,
and guide me in ways everlasting.