ASV(i)
1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and known [me]. 2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising;
Thou understandest my thought afar off. 3 Thou searchest out my path and my lying down,
And art acquainted with all my ways. 4 For there is not a word in my tongue,
But, lo, O Jehovah, thou knowest it altogether. 5 Thou hast beset me behind and before,
And laid thy hand upon me. 6 [Such] knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is high, I cannot attain unto it. 7 Whither shall I go from thy Spirit?
Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there:
If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 10 Even there shall thy hand lead me,
And thy right hand shall hold me. 11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me,
And the light about me shall be night; 12 Even the darkness hideth not from thee,
But the night shineth as the day:
The darkness and the light are both alike [to thee]. 13 For thou didst form my inward parts:
Thou didst cover me in my mother's womb. 14 I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:
Wonderful are thy works;
And that my soul knoweth right well. 15 My frame was not hidden from thee,
When I was made in secret,
[And] curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 16 Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance;
And in thy book they were all written,
[Even] the days that were ordained [for me],
When as yet there was none of them. 17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God!
How great is the sum of them! 18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand:
When I awake, I am still with thee. 19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God:
Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men. 20 For they speak against thee wickedly,
And thine enemies take [thy name] in vain. 21 Do not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee?
And am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? 22 I hate them with perfect hatred:
They are become mine enemies. 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart:
Try me, and know my thoughts; 24 And see if there be any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.
O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and known [me]. 2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising;
Thou understandest my thought afar off. 3 Thou searchest out my path and my lying down,
And art acquainted with all my ways. 4 For there is not a word in my tongue,
But, lo, O Jehovah, thou knowest it altogether. 5 Thou hast beset me behind and before,
And laid thy hand upon me. 6 [Such] knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is high, I cannot attain unto it. 7 Whither shall I go from thy Spirit?
Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there:
If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 10 Even there shall thy hand lead me,
And thy right hand shall hold me. 11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me,
And the light about me shall be night; 12 Even the darkness hideth not from thee,
But the night shineth as the day:
The darkness and the light are both alike [to thee]. 13 For thou didst form my inward parts:
Thou didst cover me in my mother's womb. 14 I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:
Wonderful are thy works;
And that my soul knoweth right well. 15 My frame was not hidden from thee,
When I was made in secret,
[And] curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 16 Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance;
And in thy book they were all written,
[Even] the days that were ordained [for me],
When as yet there was none of them. 17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God!
How great is the sum of them! 18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand:
When I awake, I am still with thee. 19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God:
Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men. 20 For they speak against thee wickedly,
And thine enemies take [thy name] in vain. 21 Do not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee?
And am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? 22 I hate them with perfect hatred:
They are become mine enemies. 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart:
Try me, and know my thoughts; 24 And see if there be any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.