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¹ O Lord, you examine me and know.
² You know when I sit down and when I get up;
even from far away you understand my motives.
³ You carefully observe me when I travel or when I lie down to rest;
you are aware of everything I do.
⁴ Certainly my tongue does not frame a word
without you, O Lord, being thoroughly aware of it.
⁵ You squeeze me in from behind and in front;
you place your hand on me.
⁶ Your knowledge is beyond my comprehension;
it is so far beyond me, I am unable to fathom it.
⁷ Where can I go to escape your spirit?
Where can I flee to escape your presence?
⁸ If I were to ascend to heaven, you would be there.
If I were to sprawl out in Sheol, there you would be.
⁹ If I were to fly away on the wings of the dawn,
and settle down on the other side of the sea,
¹⁰ even there your hand would guide me,
your right hand would grab hold of me.
¹¹ If I were to say, "Certainly the darkness will cover me,
and the light will turn to night all around me,"
¹² even the darkness is not too dark for you to see,
and the night is as bright as day;
darkness and light are the same to you.
¹³ Certainly you made my mind and heart;
you wove me together in my mother's womb.
¹⁴ I will give you thanks because your deeds are awesome and amazing.
You knew me thoroughly;
¹⁵ my bones were not hidden from you,
when I was made in secret
and sewed together in the depths of the earth.
¹⁶ Your eyes saw me when I was inside the womb.
All the days ordained for me
were recorded in your scroll
before one of them came into existence.
¹⁷ How difficult it is for me to fathom your thoughts about me, O God!
How vast is their sum total!
¹⁸ If I tried to count them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand.
Even if I finished counting them,
I would still have to contend with you.
¹⁹ If only you would kill the wicked, O God!
Get away from me, you violent men!
²⁰ They rebel against you and act deceitfully;
your enemies lie.
²¹ O Lord, do I not hate those who hate you,
and despise those who oppose you?
²² I absolutely hate them,
they have become my enemies!
²³ Examine me, and probe my thoughts!
Test me, and know my concerns!
²⁴ See if there is any idolatrous tendency in me,
and lead me in the reliable ancient path!