Thematic Bible

Psalm 139:1

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Lord, You have searched me and known me.

Psalm 139:2

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

Psalm 139:3

You observe my travels and my rest;
You are aware of all my ways.

Psalm 139:4

Before a word is on my tongue,
You know all about it, Lord.

Psalm 139:5

You have encircled me;
You have placed Your hand on me.

Psalm 139:6

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

Psalm 139:7

Where can I go to escape Your Spirit?
Where can I flee from Your presence?

Psalm 139:8

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

Psalm 139:9

If I live at the eastern horizon
or settle at the western limits,

Psalm 139:10

even there Your hand will lead me;
Your right hand will hold on to me.

Psalm 139:11

If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me,
and the light around me will be night”

Psalm 139:12

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

Psalm 139:13

For it was You who created my inward parts;
You knit me together in my mother’s womb.

Psalm 139:14

I will praise You
because I have been remarkably and wonderfully made.
Your works are wonderful,
and I know this very well.

Psalm 139:15

My bones were not hidden from You
when I was made in secret,
when I was formed in the depths of the earth.

Psalm 139:16

Your eyes saw me when I was formless;
all my days were written in Your book and planned
before a single one of them began.

Psalm 139:17

God, how difficult Your thoughts are
for me to comprehend;
how vast their sum is!

Psalm 139:18

If I counted them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand;
when I wake up, I am still with You.
No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 139:19

God, if only You would kill the wicked—
you bloodthirsty men, stay away from me

Psalm 139:20

who invoke You deceitfully.
Your enemies swear by You falsely.

Psalm 139:21

Lord, don’t I hate those who hate You,
and detest those who rebel against You?

Psalm 139:22

I hate them with extreme hatred;
I consider them my enemies.

Psalm 139:23

Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my concerns.

Psalm 139:24

See if there is any offensive way in me;
lead me in the everlasting way.