1 O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and known me.

O Lord, you have searched me and have known me.

2 T hou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising; Thou understandest my thought afar off.

You know my downsitting and my uprising; You understand my thought afar off.

3 T hou searchest out my path and my lying down, And art acquainted with all my ways.

You sift and search out my path and my lying down, and You are acquainted with all my ways.

4 F or there is not a word in my tongue, But, lo, O Jehovah, thou knowest it altogether.

For there is not a word in my tongue, but, behold, O Lord, You know it altogether.

5 T hou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thy hand upon me.

You have beset me and shut me in—behind and before, and You have laid Your hand upon me.

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

Your knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high above me, I cannot reach it.

7 W hither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

Where could I go from Your Spirit? Or where could I flee from Your presence?

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

If I ascend up into heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol (the place of the dead), behold, You are there.

9 I f I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

If I take the wings of the morning or dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,

10 E ven there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me.

Even there shall Your hand lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me.

11 I f I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, And the light about me shall be night;

If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me and the night shall be light about me,

12 E ven the darkness hideth not from thee, But the night shineth as the day: The darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

Even the darkness hides nothing from You, but the night shines as the day; the darkness and the light are both alike to You.

13 F or thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother's womb.

For You did form my inward parts; You did knit me together in my mother’s womb.

14 I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Wonderful are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.

I will confess and praise You for You are fearful and wonderful and for the awful wonder of my birth! Wonderful are Your works, and that my inner self knows right well.

15 M y frame was not hidden from thee, When I was made in secret, And curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

My frame was not hidden from You when I was being formed in secret intricately and curiously wrought in the depths of the earth.

16 T hine eyes did see mine unformed substance; And in thy book they were all written, Even the days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was none of them.

Your eyes saw my unformed substance, and in Your book all the days were written before ever they took shape, when as yet there was none of them.

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

How precious and weighty also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them!

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

If I could count them, they would be more in number than the sand. When I awoke, I would still be with You.

19 S urely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men.

If You would slay the wicked, O God, and the men of blood depart from me—

20 F or they speak against thee wickedly, And thine enemies take thy name in vain.

Who speak against You wickedly, Your enemies who take Your name in vain!

21 D o not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee? And am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

Do I not hate them, O Lord, who hate You? And am I not grieved and do I not loathe those who rise up against You?

22 I hate them with perfect hatred: They are become mine enemies.

I hate them with perfect hatred; they have become my enemies.

23 S earch me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts;

Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts!

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

And see if there is any wicked or hurtful way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.