| New King James Version | NET Bible |
| 1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me. | 1For the music director, a psalm of David. O LORD, you examine me and know. |
| 2You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. | 2You know when I sit down and when I get up; even from far away you understand my motives. |
| 3You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways. | 3You carefully observe me when I travel or when I lie down to rest; you are aware of everything I do. |
| 4For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O LORD, You know it altogether. | 4Certainly my tongue does not frame a word without you, O LORD, being thoroughly aware of it. |
| 5You have hedged me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me. | 5You squeeze me in from behind and in front; you place your hand on me. |
| 6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain it. | 6Your knowledge is beyond my comprehension; it is so far beyond me, I am unable to fathom it. |
| 7Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? | 7Where can I go to escape your spirit? Where can I flee to escape your presence? |
| 8If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. | 8If I were to ascend to heaven, you would be there. If I were to sprawl out in Sheol, there you would be. |
| 9If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, | 9If I were to fly away on the wings of the dawn, and settle down on the other side of the sea, |
| 10Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me. | 10even there your hand would guide me, your right hand would grab hold of me. |
| 11If I say, “Surely the darkness shall fall on me,” Even the night shall be light about me; | 11If I were to say, "Certainly the darkness will cover me, and the light will turn to night all around me," |
| 12Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to You. | 12even the darkness is not too dark for you to see, and the night is as bright as day; darkness and light are the same to you. |
| 13For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. | 13Certainly you made my mind and heart; you wove me together in my mother's womb. |
| 14I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. | 14I will give you thanks because your deeds are awesome and amazing. You knew me thoroughly; |
| 15My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. | 15my bones were not hidden from you, when I was made in secret and sewed together in the depths of the earth. |
| 16Your 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. | 16Your eyes saw me when I was inside the womb. All the days ordained for me were recorded in your scroll before one of them came into existence. |
| 17How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! | 17How difficult it is for me to fathom your thoughts about me, O God! How vast is their sum total! |
| 18If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still with You. | 18If I tried to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. Even if I finished counting them, I would still have to contend with you. |
| 19Oh, that You would slay the wicked, O God! Depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men. | 19If only you would kill the wicked, O God! Get away from me, you violent men! |
| 20For they speak against You wickedly; Your enemies take Your name in vain. | 20They rebel against you and act deceitfully; your enemies lie. |
| 21Do I not hate them, O LORD, who hate You? And do I not loathe those who rise up against You? | 21O LORD, do I not hate those who hate you, and despise those who oppose you? |
| 22I hate them with perfect hatred; I count them my enemies. | 22I absolutely hate them, they have become my enemies! |
| 23Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; | 23Examine me, and probe my thoughts! Test me, and know my concerns! |
| 24And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting. | 24See if there is any idolatrous tendency in me, and lead me in the reliable ancient path! |
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