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