God's power and knowledge everywhere present. (To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.)

¹⁾O lordLord, thou hast searched me, and known me.

²⁾Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.

³⁾Thou compassest 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 LORDLord, thou knowest it altogether.

⁵⁾Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine 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 spiritSpirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

⁸⁾If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there:; if I make my bed in hell, 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 cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

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.

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

¹⁴⁾I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:; marvellousmarvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

¹⁵⁾My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

¹⁶⁾Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet thereI wasknew 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 bloody men.

²⁰⁾For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.

²¹⁾Do not I hate them, O LORDLord, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

²²⁾I hate them with perfect hatred:; I count them 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.