Psalms 138

1For the End; a psalm by David. O Lord, You test me and know me;

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2You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thoughts from afar;

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3You search out my path and my portion, And You foresee all my ways.

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4For there is not a word on my tongue,

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5But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether, The last things and the first things; You fashioned me, and placed Your hands on me.

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6Your knowledge has become too wondrous for me; It has become too overwhelming; I am unable to grasp it.

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7Where could I go from Your Spirit, Or flee from Your face?

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8If I should ascend into heaven, You would be there; If I should descend into Hades, You would be there;

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9If I should take up my wings at dawn And pitch camp at the furthest part of the sea,

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10Even there Your hand would lead me, And Your right hand would hold me.

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11And I said, "Perhaps darkness shall cover me," But the night shall be light to my delight;

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12For darkness shall not be dark because of You, And the night shall be bright as day; As its darkness, so also shall be its light.

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13For You possess my heart, O Lord; You took hold of me from my mother's womb.

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14I will give thanks to You, For I am fearfully and wondrously made; Marvelous are Your works, And my soul knows this very well.

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15My bone you made in secret was not hidden from You. And my substance was in the lowest parts of the earth;

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16Your eyes saw me when I was unformed, And all men shall be written in Your book; They shall be formed day by day, When as yet there were none among them.

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17Your friends, O God, became very honorable to me; Their principalities became very strong;

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18I shall count them, And they shall be multiplied more than the sand; I awakened, and I am still with You.

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19If You should slay sinners, O God, You would turn aside from me, O men of blood.

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20For You will say regarding their reasoning, "They shall receive your cities in vain."

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21Have I not hated those who hate You, O Lord? And was I not wasting away because of Your enemies?

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22I hated them with perfect hatred; They became my enemies.

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23Test me, O God, and know my heart; Examine me, and know my paths,

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24And see if there is a lawless way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.

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