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139:1  This is a song that David wrote. It is for the music leader. Lord, you look deep inside me, and you know all about me.
139:2  You know when I sit down, and you know when I get up. Even when you are far away, you understand what I am thinking about.
139:3  You see me when I go out, and you see me when I stay at home. You know everything that I do!
139:4  Yes Lord, before I open my mouth to speak, you know what I will say.
139:5  You are all around me, in front of me and behind me. You put your hand on me to help me.
139:6  You know so much about me, it is wonderful. I cannot understand it. My thoughts cannot reach as high as that!
139:7  Is there anywhere that I can go to run away from your Spirit? Anywhere that I go, you are already there!
139:8  If I go up to heaven, you would be there. If I dig deep down into the ground to reach Sheol, you would be there too.
139:9  If I fly away to where the sun rises in the east, or to the other side of the sea in the west, you would be there.
139:10  You would use your hand to lead me. Your strong right hand would keep me safe.
139:11  I might say, ‘I will hide myself in the dark, and the light round me will change into night.’
139:12  But it is never too dark for you to see. For you, the night has as much light as the day. Darkness and light are the same to you!
139:13  You made every part of me. You made me grow inside my mother before I was born.
139:14  I thank you for the wonderful way that you have made me. Everything that you do is wonderful! I know it is true.
139:15  While you caused me to grow in a secret place, none of my body was hidden from you. You made me deep in the earth.
139:16  Your eyes watched me before I was born. Before I had seen the light of day, you decided how many days I would live! You wrote it down in your book.
139:17  You have so many thoughts about me, God, that I cannot understand them all.
139:18  They are too many for me to count, more than the sand on the shore of the sea. Even if I finished counting them, you would still be there!
139:19  God, you should surely destroy the wicked people! Yes, you murderers, leave me alone!
139:20  Those people say bad things against you, God. Your enemies always tell lies.
139:21  Lord, I hate those people who hate you. I have no time for those who turn against you.
139:22  Yes, I really hate them. Your enemies are my enemies too.
139:23  Please God, look deep inside me. See what is there in my thoughts.
139:24  Show me if I am following any evil way. Lead me in the right way that has always been true.