1 O Lord, You have searched me and known me.

2 Y ou know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off.

3 Y ou comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways.

4 F or there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether.

5 Y ou have hedged me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me.

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

7 W here can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?

8 I f I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.

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

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

11 I f I say, “Surely the darkness shall fall on me,” Even the night shall be light about me;

12 I ndeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to You.

13 F or You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb.

14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.

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

16 Y our eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them.

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

18 I f I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still with You.

19 O h, that You would slay the wicked, O God! Depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men.

20 F or they speak against You wickedly; Your enemies take Your name in vain.

21 D o I not hate them, O Lord, who hate You? And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?

22 I hate them with perfect hatred; I count them my enemies.

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

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