For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and known me.
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising;
Thou understandest my thought afar off.
Thou {Or, winnowest}searchest out my path and my lying down,
And art acquainted with all my ways.
For there is not a word in my tongue,
But, lo, O Jehovah, thou knowest it altogether.
Thou hast beset me behind and before,
And laid thy hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is high, I cannot attain unto it.
Whither shall I go from thy Spirit?
Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there:
If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there.
If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Even there shall thy hand lead me,
And thy right hand shall hold me.
If I say, Surely the darkness shall {Or, cover}overwhelm me,
{Or, Then the night shall be light about me}And the light about me shall be night;
Even the darkness hideth not from thee,
But the night shineth as the day:
The darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
For thou didst form my {Hebrew: reins.}inward parts:
Thou didst {Or, knit me together}cover me in my mother's womb.
I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:
Wonderful are thy works;
And that my soul knoweth right well.
My frame was not hidden from thee,
When I was made in secret,
And curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Thine 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.
How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!
If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand:
When I awake, I am still with thee.
{Or, Oh that thou wouldest slay}Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God:
Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men.
For they {Or, utter thy name (Hebrew: thee) Or, as otherwise read, rebel against thee}speak against thee wickedly,
And thine enemies {Or, lift themselves up against thee for vanity}take thy name in vain.
Do not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee?
And {Or, do not I loathe}am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
I hate them with perfect hatred:
They are become mine enemies.
Search me, O God, and know my heart:
Try me, and know my thoughts;
And see if there be any {Or, way of pain}wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.
Querverweise zu Psalm 139,15 Ps 139,15
For thou didst form my {Hebrew: reins.}inward parts:Thou didst {Or, knit me together}cover me in my mother's womb.
But those that seek my soul, to {Or, shall be destroyed: They shall &c.}destroy it,Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast fashioned me as clay;And wilt thou bring me into dust again?
Hast thou not poured me out as milk,And curdled me like cheese?
Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh,And knit me together with bones and sinews.
(Now this, He ascended, what is it but that he also descended {Some ancient authorities insert first.}into the lower parts of the earth?
and all the first-born in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the first-born of the maid-servant that is behind the mill; and all the first-born of cattle.