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Psalm 139:1-10
Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 139:1-10
Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 139
The All-Knowing, Ever-Present God
For the choir director. A psalm of David.
1 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 wondrous 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, you are there.(I)
9 If I fly on the wings of the dawn
and settle down on the western horizon,[a]
10 even there your hand will lead me;
your right hand will hold on to me.(J)
Footnotes
- 139:9 Lit the end of the sea
Psalm 139:1-10
New International Version
Psalm 139:1-10
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.
Amos 9:2-3
Christian Standard Bible
Amos 9:2-3
Christian Standard Bible
2 If they dig down to Sheol,(A)
from there my hand will take them;
if they climb up to heaven,(B)
from there I will bring them down.
3 If they hide
on the top of Carmel,
from there I will track them down(C)
and seize them;
if they conceal themselves
from my sight on the sea floor,(D)
from there I will command
the sea serpent to bite them.(E)
Amos 9:2-3
New International Version
Amos 9:2-3
New International Version
2 Though they dig down to the depths below,(A)
from there my hand will take them.
Though they climb up to the heavens above,(B)
from there I will bring them down.(C)
3 Though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel,(D)
there I will hunt them down and seize them.(E)
Though they hide from my eyes at the bottom of the sea,(F)
there I will command the serpent(G) to bite them.(H)
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