Psalm 139:1-12

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Lord, You have searched me and known me.^(A)

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You know when I sit down and when I stand up;
You understand my thoughts from far away.^(B)

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You observe my travels and my rest;
You are aware of all my ways.^(C)

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Before a word is on my tongue,
You know all about it, Lord.^(D)

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You have encircled me;
You have placed Your hand on me.^(E)

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This extraordinary knowledge is beyond me.
It is lofty; I am unable to reach it.^(F)

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Where can I go to escape Your Spirit?
Where can I flee from Your presence?^(G)

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If I go up to heaven, You are there;^(H)
if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.^(I)

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If I live at the eastern horizon
or settle at the western limits,^(a)

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even there Your hand will lead me;
Your right hand will hold on to me.^(J)

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If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me,
and the light around me will be night”^(K)—

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even the darkness is not dark to You.
The night shines like the day;
darkness and light are alike to You.^(L)

a. Psalm 139:9: Lit I take up the wings of the dawn; I dwell at the end of the sea

A. Psalm 139:1: Psalm 17:3; Psalm 44:21; Jeremiah 12:3

B. Psalm 139:2: Isaiah 66:18; Matthew 9:4

C. Psalm 139:3: Job 14:16; Job 31:4

D. Psalm 139:4: Hebrews 4:13

E. Psalm 139:5: Job 9:33; Psalm 125:2

F. Psalm 139:6: Job 42:3; Romans 11:33

G. Psalm 139:7: Jeremiah 23:24

H. Psalm 139:8: Amos 9:2-4

I. Psalm 139:8: Job 26:6; Isaiah 14:11

J. Psalm 139:9: Psalm 23:2-3

K. Psalm 139:11: Job 22:13-14

L. Psalm 139:12: Job 34:22; Daniel 2:22