Psa 139:1-6 | NET2full | STEP | For the music director , a psalm of David . O Lord , you examine me and know me.

‏ Psalms 139:1-6

Psalm 139 ^{▼▼sn Psalm 139. The psalmist acknowledges that God, who created him, is aware of his every action and thought. He invites God to examine his motives, for he is confident they are pure.}

For the music director, a psalm of David.

1 O Lord, you examine me ^{▼▼tn The statement is understood as generalizing—the psalmist describes what God typically does.} and know me.
2 You know when I sit down and when I get up;
even from far away you understand my motives.
3 You carefully observe me when I travel or when I lie down to rest; ^{▼▼tn Heb “my traveling and my lying down you measure.” The verb זָרָה (zarah, “to measure”) is probably here a denominative from זֶרֶת (zeret, “a span; a measure”), though some derive it from זָרָה (zarat, “to winnow; to sift”; see BDB 279-80 s.v. זָרָה).}
you are aware of everything I do. ^{▼▼tn Heb “all my ways.”}
4 Certainly ^{▼▼tn Or “for.”} my tongue does not frame a word
without you, O Lord, being thoroughly aware of it. ^{▼▼tn Heb “look, O Lord, you know all of it.”}
5 You squeeze me in from behind and in front;
you place your hand on me.
6 Your knowledge is beyond my comprehension;
it is so far beyond me, I am unable to fathom it. ^{▼▼tn Heb “too amazing [is this] knowledge for me, it is elevated, I cannot attain to it.”}

‏ Psalms 139:1-6

Psalm 139 ▼▼sn Psalm 139. The psalmist acknowledges that God, who created him, is aware of his every action and thought. He invites God to examine his motives, for he is confident they are pure.

For the music director, a psalm of David.

Psalm 139 ^{▼▼sn Psalm 139. The psalmist acknowledges that God, who created him, is aware of his every action and thought. He invites God to examine his motives, for he is confident they are pure.}