1 [For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David]. O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and known [me] . VP
2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising; Thou understandest my thought afar off. VP
3 Thou searchest out my path and my lying down, And art acquainted with all my ways. VP
4 For there is not a word in my tongue, But, lo, O Jehovah, thou knowest it altogether. VP
5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thy hand upon me. VP
6 [ Such] knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain unto it. VP
7 Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? VP
8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there. VP
9 If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; VP
10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me. VP
11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, And the light about me shall be night; VP
12 Even the darkness hideth not from thee, But the night shineth as the day: The darkness and the light are both alike [to thee] . VP
13 For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother's womb. VP
14 I will give thanks unto thee; For I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Wonderful are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well. VP
15 My frame was not hidden from thee, When I was made in secret, [And] curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. VP
16 Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance; And in thy book they were all written, [Even] the days that were ordained [for me], When as yet there was none of them. VP
17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them! VP
18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: When I awake, I am still with thee. VP
19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men. VP
20 For they speak against thee wickedly, And thine enemies take [thy name] in vain. VP
21 Do not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee? And am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? VP
22 I hate them with perfect hatred: They are become mine enemies. VP
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts; VP
24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting. VP