Chapter 139

1 O LORD, You have searched ^R4338 me and known me. 2 You know ^R4339 when ^F1468 I sit down and when ^F1469 I rise up; You understand ^R4340 my thought from afar. 3 You scrutinize ^{R4341 F1470} my path ^F1471 and my lying down, And are intimately acquainted with all my ways. 4 Even ^F1472 before there is a word on my tongue, Behold, O LORD, You know ^R4342 it all. 5 You have enclosed ^R4343 me behind and before, And laid ^R4344 Your hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge ^R4345 is too ^R4346 wonderful for me; It is too high, I cannot attain to it.

7 Where ^R4347 can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? 8 If ^R4348 I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, ^F1473 behold, You ^R4349 are there. 9 If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, 10 Even there Your hand will lead ^R4350 me, And Your right hand will lay hold of me. 11 If I say, "Surely the darkness ^R4351 will overwhelm ^F1474 me, And the light around me will be night," 12 Even the darkness ^R4352 is not dark to ^F1475 You, And the night is as bright as the day. Darkness ^R4353 and light are alike to You. 13 For You formed ^R4354 my inward ^F1476 parts; You wove ^R4355 me in my mother's womb. 14 I will give thanks to You, for I ^F1477 am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful ^R4356 are Your works, And my soul knows it very well. 15 My frame ^{R4357 F1478} was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the depths ^R4358 of the earth; 16 Your eyes ^R4359 have seen my unformed substance; And in Your ^R4360 book were all written The days ^R4361 that were ordained for me, When as yet there was not one of them.

17 How precious also are Your thoughts ^R4362 to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them! 18 If I should count them, they would outnumber ^R4363 the sand. When I ^R4364 awake, I am still with You. 19 O that You would slay ^R4365 the wicked, O God; Depart ^R4366 from me, therefore, men ^R4367 of bloodshed. 20 For they speak ^R4368 against ^F1479 You wickedly, And Your enemies take ^{R4369 F1480} Your name in vain. 21 Do I not hate ^R4370 those who hate You, O LORD? And do I not loathe ^R4371 those who rise up against You? 22 I hate them with the utmost hatred; They have become my enemies. 23 Search ^R4372 me, O God, and know my heart; Try ^R4373 me and know my anxious thoughts; 24 And see if there be any hurtful ^{R4374 F1481} way in me, And lead ^R4375 me in the everlasting ^R4376 way.

Chapter 140

1 Rescue ^R4377 me, O LORD, from evil men; Preserve me from violent ^R4378 men 2 Who devise ^R4379 evil things in their hearts; They continually ^R4380 stir up wars. 3 They sharpen ^R4381 their tongues as a serpent; Poison ^R4382 of a viper is under their lips. Selah. ^F1482 4 Keep ^R4383 me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; Preserve ^R4384 me from violent men Who have purposed ^F1483 to trip ^{R4385 F1484} up my feet. 5 The proud have hidden ^R4386 a trap for me, and cords; They have spread a net ^R4387 by the wayside; ^F1485 They have set snares ^R4388 for me. Selah. 6 I said ^R4389 to the LORD, "You are my God; Give ^R4390 ear, O LORD, to the voice ^R4391 of my supplications. 7 "O GOD the Lord, the ^R4392 strength of my salvation, You have covered ^R4393 my head in the day of battle. ^F1487

8 "Do not grant, O LORD, the desires ^R4394 of the wicked; Do not promote his ^R4395 evil device, that they not be exalted. Selah. 9 "As for the head of those who surround me, May the mischief ^R4396 of their lips cover them. 10 "May burning ^R4397 coals fall upon them; May they be cast ^R4398 into the fire, Into deep ^F1488 pits from which they cannot ^R4399 rise. 11 "May a slanderer ^F1489 not be established in the earth; May ^R4400 evil hunt the violent man speedily." ^F1490 12 I know that the LORD will maintain ^R4401 the cause of the afflicted And justice ^R4402 for the poor. 13 Surely the righteous ^R4403 will give thanks to Your name; The upright ^R4404 will dwell in Your presence.

Chapter 141

1 O LORD, I call upon You; hasten ^R4405 to me! Give ^R4406 ear to my voice when I call to You! 2 May my prayer be counted ^F1491 as incense ^R4407 before You; The lifting ^R4408 up of my hands as the evening ^R4409 offering. 3 Set a guard, ^R4410 O LORD, over ^F1492 my mouth; Keep watch over the door ^R4411 of my lips. 4 Do ^R4412 not incline my heart to any evil thing, To practice deeds of ^F1493 wickedness With men who do ^R4413 iniquity; And do ^R4414 not let me eat of their delicacies.

5 Let the righteous ^R4415 smite me in ^F1494 kindness and reprove me; It is oil ^R4416 upon the head; Do not let my head refuse it, For ^F1495 still my prayer is ^R4417 against ^F1496 their wicked deeds. 6 Their judges are thrown ^R4418 down by the sides of the rock, And they hear my words, for they are pleasant. 7 As when one plows ^R4419 and breaks open the earth, Our bones ^R4420 have been scattered at the mouth ^R4421 of Sheol. ^F1497 8 For my eyes ^R4422 are toward You, O GOD, the Lord; In You I take ^R4423 refuge; do ^R4424 not leave ^F1499 me defenseless. 9 Keep me from the jaws ^{R4425 F1500} of the trap which they have set for me, And from the snares ^R4426 of those who do iniquity. 10 Let the wicked fall ^R4427 into their own nets, While I pass by safely. ^{R4428 F1501}

Chapter 142

1 I cry ^R4429 aloud with my voice to the LORD; I make ^R4430 supplication with my voice to the LORD. 2 I pour ^R4431 out my complaint before Him; I declare my trouble ^R4432 before Him. 3 When my ^R4433 spirit was ^F1502 overwhelmed within me, You knew my path. In the way where I walk They have hidden ^R4434 a trap for me.

4 Look to the right and see; For there is no ^R4435 one who regards me; There ^F1503 is no escape ^R4436 for me; No ^R4437 one cares for my soul. 5 I cried out to You, O LORD; I said, "You are my ^R4438 refuge, My portion ^R4439 in the land ^R4440 of the living. 6 "Give ^R4441 heed to my cry, For I am brought ^R4442 very low; Deliver me from my persecutors, For they are too strong ^R4443 for me. 7 "Bring ^R4444 my soul out of prison, So that I may give thanks to Your name; The righteous will surround me, For You will deal ^R4445 bountifully with me."

Chapter 143

1 Hear my prayer, O LORD, Give ^R4446 ear to my supplications! Answer me in Your faithfulness, ^R4447 in Your righteousness! ^R4448 2 And do ^R4449 not enter into judgment with Your servant, For in Your sight no ^R4450 man living is righteous. 3 For the enemy has persecuted my soul; He has crushed my life to ^R4451 the ground; He has ^R4452 made me dwell in dark places, like those who have long been dead. 4 Therefore my ^R4453 spirit is ^F1504 overwhelmed within me; My heart is appalled ^{R4454 F1505} within me. 5 I remember ^R4455 the days of old; I meditate ^R4456 on all Your doings; I muse ^R4457 on the work of Your hands. 6 I stretch ^R4458 out my hands to You; My soul ^R4459 longs for You, as a parched ^F1506 land. Selah. ^F1507

7 Answer ^R4460 me quickly, O LORD, my spirit ^R4461 fails; Do ^R4462 not hide Your face from me, Or I will become like those ^R4463 who go down to the pit. 8 Let me hear Your lovingkindness ^R4464 in ^R4465 the morning; For I trust in ^R4466 You; Teach me the way ^R4467 in which I should walk; For to You I lift ^R4468 up my soul. 9 Deliver ^R4469 me, O LORD, from my enemies; I ^F1508 take refuge in You. 10 Teach ^R4470 me to do Your will, For You are my God; Let Your ^R4471 good Spirit lead ^R4472 me on level ground. ^F1509 11 For ^R4473 the sake of Your name, O LORD, revive ^R4474 me. In ^R4475 Your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble. 12 And in Your lovingkindness, cut ^{R4476 F1510} off my enemies And destroy ^R4477 all those who afflict my soul, For I ^R4478 am Your servant.