1. (To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.) O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.

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

3Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.

4For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.

5Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.

6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

7Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

8If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

9If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

10Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

11If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

12Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

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

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

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

16Thine 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 there was none of them.

17How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

18If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.

19Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.

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

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

22I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.

23Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

24And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

1To the chiefe Musician, A Psalme of Dauid. O Lord, thou hast searched mee, and knowen me.

2Thou knowest my downe sitting, and mine vprising: thou vnderstandest my thought afarre off.

3Thou compassest my path, and my lying downe, and art acquainted with all my wayes.

4For there is not a worde in my tongue: but lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.

5Thou hast beset me behind, and before: and laid thine hand vpon me.

6Such knowledge is too wonderfull for me: it is high, I cannot attaine vnto it.

7Whither shall I goe from thy spirit? or whither shall I flie from thy presence?

8If I ascend vp into heauen, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

9If I take the wings of the morning: and dwell in the vttermost parts of the Sea:

10Euen there shall thy hand leade me: and thy right hand shall hold me.

11If I say, Surely the darkenes shall couer me: euen the night shall bee light about me.

12Yea the darkenesse hideth not from thee, but the night shineth as the day: the darknes and the light are both alike to thee.

13For thou hast possessed my reines: thou hast couered me in my mothers wombe.

14I will praise thee, for I am fearefully and wonderfully made, marueilous are thy works: and that my soule knoweth right well.

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

16Thine eyes did see my substance yet being vnperfect, and in thy booke all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned: when as yet there was none of them.

17Howe precious also are thy thoughts vnto me, O God: how great is the summe of them?

18If I should count them, they are moe in number then the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.

19Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.

20For they speake against thee wickedly: and thine enemies take thy name in vaine.

21Doe not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieued with those that rise vp against thee?

22I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.

23Search me, O God, and knowe my heart: trie mee, and knowe my thoughts:

24And see if there bee any wicked way in me: and leade me in the way euerlasting.

I == Ps 17:3 ; Jer 12:3

 

II == 2nd Kings 19:27 ; Matt 9:4 ; JOhn 2:24-25

III == Job 31:4

 

IV == Heb 4:13

 

 

 

VI == Job 42:3 ; Ps 40:5 ; 131:1

 

VII == Jer 23:24 ; Jon 1:3

VIII == Job 26:6 ; Prov 15:11 ; Amos 9:2-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XII == Job 26:6 ; 34:22 ; Dan 2:22 ; Heb 4:13

 

 

 

 

 

 

XV == Job 10:8-9 ; Eccl 11:5

 

 

 

 

 

 

XVII == Ps 40:5

 

 

 

 

XIX == Ps 119:115 ; Isa 11:4

XX == Jude 1:15

 

XXI == 2nd Chr 19:2 ; Ps 119:158

 

 

 

XXIII == Job 31:6 ; Ps 26:2

XXIV == Ps 5:8 ; 143:10

 

1 For the leader. A psalm of David. LORD, you have probed me, you know me:

2 you know when I sit and stand; you understand my thoughts from afar.

3 You sift through my travels and my rest; with all my ways you are familiar.

4 Even before a word is on my tongue,LORD, you know it all.

5 Behind and before you encircle me and rest your hand upon me.

6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, far too lofty for me to reach.

7 Where can I go from your spirit? From your presence, where can I flee?

8 If I ascend to the heavens, you are there; if I lie down in Sheol, there you are.

9 If I take the wings of dawn and dwell beyond the sea,

10 Even there your hand guides me,your right hand holds me fast.

11 If I say, “Surely darkness shall hide me, and night shall be my light”—

12 Darkness is not dark for you, and night shines as the day. Darkness and light are but one.

13 You formed my inmost being; you knit me in my mother’s womb.

14 I praise you, because I am wonderfully made; wonderful are your works! My very self you know.

15 My bones are not hidden from you, When I was being made in secret, fashioned in the depths of the earth.

16 Your eyes saw me unformed; in your book all are written down; my days were shaped, before one came to be.

17 How precious to me are your designs, O God; how vast the sum of them!

18 Were I to count them, they would outnumber the sands; when I complete them, still you are with me.

19 When you would destroy the wicked, O God, the bloodthirsty depart from me!

20 Your foes who conspire a plot against you are exalted in vain.

21 Do I not hate, LORD, those who hate you? Those who rise against you, do I not loathe?

22 With fierce hatred I hate them, enemies I count as my own.

23 Probe me, God, know my heart; try me, know my thoughts.

24 See if there is a wicked path in me; lead me along an ancient path.

v 1-6 David is amazed at the Omniscience of God, who knew even his thoughts. It seemed even confining, and he knew it was beyond human comprehension.

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 7-12 Aware that God knows everything, his thought was to hide, but there was no place at all to hide because of God’s Omnipresence, He was everywhere.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 13-18 This brought to mind God’s Omnipotence, Amazing that God created a tiny body in the womb, and not mere fetal tissue as abortionists lie. God” thoughts of us indicate He planned minute details of our lives before we were even born.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v 19-24. In the last of these six verse groups, David declares his loyalty to God. As he prayed verses 23 and 24, we should pray them daily, confessing sin and following.