139:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known {me}. 
139:1 {To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known {me}. 

139:2 Thou knowest my down-sitting and my up rising, thou understandest my thought afar off. 
139:2 Thou knowest my downsitting and my uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. 

139:3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted {with} all my ways. 
139:3 Thou dost scrutinize my path and my lying down, and art acquainted {with} all my ways. 

139:4 For {there is} not a word on my tongue, {but} lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether. 
139:4 For {there is} not a word on my tongue, {but}, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether. 

139:5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thy hand upon me. 
139:5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thy hand upon me. 

139:6 {Such} knowledge {is} too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot {attain} to it. 
139:6 {Such} knowledge {is} too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot {attain} to it. 

139:7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 
139:7 Where shall I go from thy spirit? or where shall I flee from thy presence? 

139:8 If I ascend into heaven, thou {art} there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou {art there}. 
139:8 If I ascend into heaven, thou {art} there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou {art there}. 

139:9 {If} I take the wings of the morning, {and} dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 
139:9 {If} I take the wings of the morning, {and} dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 

139:10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. 
139:10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. 

139:11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. 
139:11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. 

139:12 Yes, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light {are} both alike {to thee}. 
139:12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light {are} both alike {to thee}. 

139:13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. 
139:13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. 

139:14 I will praise thee: for I am fearfully {and} wonderfully made: wonderful {are} thy works; and {that} my soul well knoweth. 
139:14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully {and} wonderfully made: marvellous {are} thy works; and {that} my soul well knoweth  

139:15 My substance was not hid from thee when I was made in secret, {and} curiously formed in the lowest parts of the earth. 
139:15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, {and} skilfully formed in the lowest parts of the earth. 

139:16 Thy eyes saw my substance, yet being imperfect; and in thy book all {my members} were written, {which} in continuance were fashioned, when {as yet there was} none of them. 
139:16 Thy eyes saw my substance, not yet formed; and in thy book all {my members} were written, {which} in continuance were fashioned, when {as yet there was} none of them. 

139:17 How precious also are thy thoughts to me, O God! how great is the sum of them! 
139:17 How precious also are thy thoughts to me, O God! how great is the sum of them! 

139:18 {If} I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee. 
139:18 {If} I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee. 

139:19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men. 
139:19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men. 

139:20 For they speak against thee wickedly, {and} thy enemies take {thy name} in vain. 
139:20 For they speak against thee wickedly, {and} thy enemies take {thy name} in vain. 

139:21 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? 
139:21 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? 

139:22 I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them my enemies. 
139:22 I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them my enemies. 

139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me, and know my thoughts: 
139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: 

139:24 And see if {there is any} wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. 
139:24 And see if {there is any} wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.