King James Version |
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| 1: O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. |
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| 2: Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou
understandest my thought afar off. |
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| 3:
Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted
with all my ways. |
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| 4: For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou
knowest it altogether. |
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| 5: Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon
me. |
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| 6: Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot
attain unto it. |
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| 7:Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee
from thy presence? |
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| 8: If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed
in hell, behold, thou art there. |
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| 9: If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost
parts of the sea; |
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| 10: Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall
hold me. |
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| 11: If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night
shall be light about me. |
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| 12: Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth
as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. |
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| 13: For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my
mother's womb. |
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| 14: I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:
marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. |
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| 15: My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in
secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. |
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| 16: Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in
thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were
fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. |
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| 17: How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great
is the sum of them! |
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| 18: If I should count them, they are more in number than the
sand: when I awake, I am still with thee. |
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| 19: Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me
therefore, ye bloody men. |
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| 20: For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take
thy name in vain. |
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| 21: Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I
grieved with those that rise up against thee? |
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| 22: I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
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| 23: Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my
thoughts: |
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| 24: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the
way everlasting. |
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English Standard Version |
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| 1: O Lord, you have searched me and known me! |
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| 2: You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you discern my thoughts from afar. |
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| 3:
You search out my path and my lying down
and are acquainted with all my ways. |
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| 4: Even before a word is on my tongue,
behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. |
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| 5: You hem me in, behind and before,
and lay your hand upon me. |
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| 6: Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
it is high; I cannot attain it.
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| 7: Where shall I go from your Spirit?
Or where shall I flee from your presence?
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| 8: If I ascend to heaven, you are there!
If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
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| 9: If I take the wings of the morning
and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
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| 10: even there your hand shall lead me,
and your right hand shall hold me.
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| 11: If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me,
and the light about me be night,”
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| 12: even the darkness is not dark to you;
the night is bright as the day,
for darkness is as light with you.
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| 13: For you formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother's womb.
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| 14: I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully
made.
Wonderful are your works;
my soul knows it very well. |
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| 15: My frame was not hidden from you,
when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
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| 16: Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
in your book were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them. |
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| 17: How precious to me are your thoughts, O God!
How vast is the sum of them! |
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| 18: If I would count them, they are more than the sand.
I awake, and I am still with you. |
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| 19: Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God!
O men of blood, depart from me! |
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| 20: They speak against you with malicious intent;
your enemies take your name in vain. |
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| 21: Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against you? |
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| 22: I hate them with complete hatred;
I count them my enemies. |
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| 23: Search me, O God, and know my heart!
Try me and know my thoughts! |
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| 24: And see if there be any grievous way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting! |
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New International Version |
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| 1: You have searched me, Lord,
and you know me. |
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| 2: You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.
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| 3:
You discern my going out and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.
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| 4: Before a word is on my tongue
you, Lord, know it completely.
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| 5: You hem me in behind and before,
and you lay your hand upon me.
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| 6: Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too lofty for me to attain.
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| 7: Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
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| 8: If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
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| 9: If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
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| 10: even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
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| 11: If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,”
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| 12: even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.
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| 13: For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
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| 14: I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well. |
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| 15: My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
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| 16: Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
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| 17: How precious to me are your thoughts, God!
How vast is the sum of them!
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| 18: Were I to count them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand—
when I awake, I am still with you. |
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| 19: If only you, God, would slay the wicked!
Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty!
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| 20: They speak of you with evil intent;
your adversaries misuse your name.
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| 21: Do I not hate those who hate you, Lord,
and abhor those who are in rebellion against you? |
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| 22: I have nothing but hatred for them;
I count them my enemies. |
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| 23: Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts. |
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| 24: See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting. |
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