For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah,{H3068} thou hast searched{H2713} me, and known{H3045} [me].

Thou knowest{H3045} my downsitting{H3427} and mine uprising;{H6965} Thou understandest{H995} my thought{H7454} afar off.{H7350}

Thou searchest{H2219} out my path{H734} and my lying down,{H7252} And art acquainted{H5532} with all my ways.{H1870}

For there is not a word{H4405} in my tongue,{H3956} But, lo, O Jehovah,{H3068} thou knowest{H3045} it altogether.

Thou hast beset{H6696} me behind{H268} and before,{H6924} And laid{H7896} thy hand{H3709} upon me.

[ Such] knowledge{H1847} is too wonderful{H6383} for me; It is high,{H7682} I cannot{H3201} attain unto it.

Whither shall I go{H3212} from thy Spirit?{H7307} Or whither shall I flee{H1272} from thy presence?{H6440}

If I ascend up{H5266} into heaven,{H8064} thou art there: If I make my bed{H3331} in Sheol,{H7585} behold, thou art there.

If I take{H5375} the wings{H3671} of the morning,{H7837} And dwell{H7931} in the uttermost parts{H319} of the sea;{H3220}

Even there shall thy hand{H3027} lead{H5148} me, And thy right hand{H3225} shall hold{H270} me.

If I say,{H559} Surely the darkness{H2822} shall overwhelm{H7779} me, And the light{H216} about me{H1157} shall be night;{H3915}

Even the darkness{H2822} hideth{H2821} not from thee, But the night{H3915} shineth{H215} as the day:{H3117} The darkness{H2825} and the light{H219} are both alike [to thee].

For thou didst form{H7069} my inward{H3629} parts: Thou didst cover{H5526} me in my mother's{H517} womb.{H990}

I will give thanks{H3034} unto thee; For I am fearfully{H3372} and wonderfully made:{H6395} Wonderful{H6381} are thy works;{H4639} And that my soul{H5315} knoweth{H3045} right well.{H3966}

My frame{H6108} was not hidden{H3582} from thee, When I was made{H6213} in secret,{H5643} [And] curiously wrought{H7551} in the lowest parts{H8482} of the earth.{H776}

Thine eyes{H5869} did see{H7200} mine unformed{H1564} substance; And in thy book{H5612} they were all written,{H3789} [Even] the days{H3117} that were ordained{H3335} [for me], When as yet there was none{H259} of them.

How precious{H3365} also are thy thoughts{H7454} unto me, O God!{H410} How great{H6105} is the sum{H7218} of them!

If I should count{H5608} them, they are more in number{H7235} than the sand:{H2344} When I awake,{H6974} I am still{H5750} with thee.

Surely thou wilt slay{H6991} the wicked,{H7563} O God:{H433} Depart{H5493} from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty{H1818} men.{H582}

For they speak{H559} against thee wickedly,{H4209} And thine enemies{H6145} take{H5375} [thy name] in vain.{H7723}

Do not I hate{H8130} them, O Jehovah,{H3068} that hate{H8130} thee? And am not I grieved{H6962} with those that rise up{H8618} against thee?

I hate{H8130} them with perfect{H8503} hatred:{H8135} They are become mine enemies.{H341}

Search{H2713} me, O God,{H410} and know{H3045} my heart:{H3824} Try{H974} me, and know{H3045} my thoughts;{H8312}

And see{H7200} if there be any wicked{H6090} way{H1870} in me, And lead{H5148} me in the way{H1870} everlasting.{H5769}