Psa 139:1-10 | HCSB | STEP | For the choir director . A Davidic psalm . Lord , You have searched me and known me.

Psalms 139:1-10

1 For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.

Lord, You have searched me and known me. ^a
2 You know when I sit down and when I stand up;
You understand my thoughts from far away. ^b
3 You observe my travels and my rest;
You are aware of all my ways. ^c
4 Before a word is on my tongue,
You know all about it, Lord. ^d
5 You have encircled me;
You have placed Your hand on me. ^e
6 This extraordinary knowledge is beyond me.
It is lofty; I am unable to reach it. ^f

7 Where can I go to escape Your Spirit?
Where can I flee from Your presence? ^g
8 If I go up to heaven, You are there; ^h
if I make my bed in ^{▼▼Sheol: A Hebrew word for either the grave or the realm of the dead}Sheol, You are there. ^j
9 If I live at the eastern horizon
or settle at the western limits, ^{▼▼Lit I take up the wings of the dawn; I dwell at the end of the sea}
10 even there Your hand will lead me;
Your right hand will hold on to me. ^l