NASB Psalms 139 KJV; Red Letter NT, Cross References, Translation Footnotes, Strong's Concordance Numbers

NASB — Psalms 139 — KJV

God’s Omnipresence and Omniscience.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

  1 O LORD°, You have asearched° me and known° [me].
  2 You aknow° Iwhen I sit° down° and IIwhen I rise° up;
  You bunderstand° my thought° from afar°.
  3 You I ascrutinize° my IIpath° and my lying° down°,
  And are intimately° acquainted° with all° my ways°.
  4 IEven before there° is a word° on my tongue°,
  Behold°, O LORD°, You aknow° it all°.
  5 You have aenclosed° me behind° and before°,
  And blaid° Your hand° upon me.
  6 [Such] aknowledge° is btoo° wonderful° for me;
  It is [too] high°, I cannot°° attain to it.

[1] a Ps 17:3; 44:21; Jr 12:3
[2] ILit my sitting IILit my rising a 2K 19:27 b Ps 94:11; Is 66:18; Mt 9:4
[3] ILit winnow IIOr journeying a Jb 14:16; 31:4
[4] ILit For there is not a He 4:13
[5] a Ps 34:7; 125:2 b Jb 9:33
[6] a Ro 11:33 b Jb 42:3

  7 ¶ aWhere° can I go° from Your Spirit°?
  Or where° can I flee° from Your presence°?
  8 aIf° I ascend° to heaven°, You are there°;
  If I make° my bed° in ISheol°, behold°, bYou are there.
  9 If I take° the wings° of the dawn°,
  If I dwell° in the remotest° part° of the sea°,
  10 Even° there° Your hand° will alead° me,
  And Your right° hand° will lay° hold° of me.
  11 If I say°, “Surely° the adarkness° will Ioverwhelm° me,
  And the light° around° me will be night°,”
  12 Even° the adarkness° is not dark° Ito You,
  And the night° is as bright° as the day°.
  bDarkness° and light° are alike [to You].

[7] a Jr 23:24
[8] II.e. the nether world a Am 9:2-4 b Jb 26:6; Pv 15:11
[10] a Ps 23:2, 3
[11] ILit bruise; some commentators read cover a Jb 22:13
[12] ILit from a Jb 34:22; Dn 2:22 b1 Jn 1:5

  13 ¶ For You aformed° my Iinward° parts°;
  You bwove° me in my mother’s° womb°.
  14 I will give° thanks° to You, for II am fearfully° and wonderfully° made;
  aWonderful° are Your works°,
  And my soul° knows° it very° well°.
  15 My I aframe° was not hidden° from You,
  When° I was made° in secret°,
  [And] skillfully° wrought° in the bdepths° of the earth°;
  16 Your aeyes° have seen° my unformed° substance°;
  And in bYour book° were all° written°
  The cdays° that were ordained° [for me],
  When as yet there was not one° of them.

[13] ILit kidneys a Ps 119:73; Is 44:24 b Jb 10:11
[14] ISome ancient versions read You are fearfully wonderful a Ps 40:5
[15] ILit bones were a Jb 10:8-10; Ec 11:5 b Ps 63:9
[16] a Jb 10:8-10; Ec 11:5 b Ps 56:8 c Jb 14:5

  17 ¶ How° precious° also are Your athoughts° to me, O God°!
  How° vast° is the sum° of them!
  18 If I should count° them, they would aoutnumber° the sand°.
  When bI awake°, I am still° with You.

[17] a Ps 40:5; 92:5
[18] a Ps 40:5 b Ps 3:5

  19 ¶ O° that You would aslay° the wicked°, O God°;
  bDepart° from me, therefore, cmen° of bloodshed°.
  20 For they aspeak° Iagainst You wickedly°,
  And Your enemies° II btake° [Your name] in vain°.
  21 Do I not ahate° those who hate° You, O LORD°?
  And do I not bloathe° those who rise° up against You?
  22 I hate° them with the utmost° hatred°;
  They have become° my enemies°.

[19] a Is 11:4 b Ps 6:8; 119:115 c Ps 5:6; 26:9
[20] IOr of IISome mss read lift themselves up against You a Jde 15 b Ex 20:7; Dt 5:11
[21] a 2Ch 19:2; Ps 26:5; 31:6 b Ps 119:158

  23 ¶ aSearch° me, O God°, and know° my heart°;
  bTry° me and know° my anxious° thoughts°;
  24 And see° if° there be any I ahurtful° way° in me,
  And blead° me in the ceverlasting° way°.

[23] a Jb 31:6; Ps 26:2 b Ps 7:9; Pv 17:3; Jr 11:20; 1Th 2:4
[24] ILit way of pain a Ps 146:9; Pv 15:9; 28:10; Jr 25:5; 36:3 b Ps 5:8; 143:10 c Ps 16:11

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David praiseth God for his allseeing providence,

1 ¶ [[To the chief Musician,º ª A Psalmº of David.]]º O LORD,º thou hast searchedº ª me, and knownº ª [me]. 2 Thou² knowestº ª my downsittingº ª and mine uprising,º ª thou understandestº ª my thoughtº afar off.º ² 3 Thou compassestº ª my pathº and my lying down,º and art acquaintedº ª [with] all² my ways.º 4 For² [there is] not² a wordº in my tongue,º [but], lo,² O LORD,º thou knowestº ª it altogether.² 5 Thou hast besetº ª me behindº and before,º and laidº ª thine handº upon² me. 6 [Such] knowledgeº [is] too wonderfulº ª for² me; it is high,º ª I cannotº ª ² [attain] unto it. 7 Whither² shall I go¹ ª ² from thy spirit?º ² or whither² shall I fleeº ª from thy presence?º ² 8 If² I ascend upº ª into heaven,º thou² [art] there:² if I make my bedº ª in hell,º behold,² thou [art there]. 9 [If] I takeº ª the wingsº of the morning,º [and] dwellº ª in the uttermost partsº of the sea;º 10 Even² there² shall thy handº leadº ª me, and thy right handº shall holdº ª me. 11 If I say,º ª Surely² the darknessº shall coverº ª me; even the nightº shall be lightº about² me.¹ 12 Yea,² the darknessº hidethº ª not² from² thee; but the nightº shinethº ª as the day:º the darknessº and the lightº [are] both alike [to thee]. 13 For² thou² hast possessedº ª my reins:º thou hast coveredº ª me in my mother'sº womb.º 14 I will praiseº ª thee; for² ² I am fearfullyº ª [and] wonderfully² made:¹ ª marvellousº ª [are] thy works;º and [that] my soulº knowethº ª right well.º 15 My substanceº was not² hidº ª from² thee, when² I was madeº ª in secret,º [and] curiously wroughtº ª in the lowest partsº of the earth.º 16 Thine eyesº did seeº ª my substance, yet being unperfect;º and in² thy bookº all² [my members] were written,º ª [which] in continuanceº were fashioned,º ª when [as yet there was] noneº ² of them.

[1] 1K 8:39; 1Ch 28:9; Ps 11:4; 17:3; 44:21; 139:23; Jr 12:3; 17:9; Jn 21:17; He 4:13; Rv 2:18, 23.
[2] Gn 16:13; 2K 6:12; 19:27; Ps 56:8; 94:11; Pv 15:3; Is 37:28; Ezk 38:10, 17; Zc 4:10; Mt 9:4; Lk 9:47; Jn 2:24; 1Co 4:5.
[3] Gn 28:10; 2S 8:14; 11:2, 27; 12:9; Jb 13:26; 14:16; 31:4; Ps 121:3; 139:18; Pv 5:20; Ec 12:14; Is 29:15; Jr 23:24; Mt 3:12; Jn 6:70; 13:2, 21; Ac 5:3.
[4] Jb 8:2; 38:2; 42:3, 6; Ps 19:14; 50:19; Jr 29:23; Zp 1:12; Mal 3:13; Mt 12:35; He 4:12; Jm 1:26; 3:2.
[5] Ex 24:11; Dt 33:27; Jb 23:8; Rv 1:17.
[6] Jb 11:7; 26:14; 42:3; Ps 13:1; 40:5; Pv 30:2; Ro 11:33.
[7] Jr 23:23; Jna 1:3, 10; Ac 5:9.
[8] Jb 26:6; 34:21; Pv 15:11; Ezk 28:12; Am 9:2; Ob 1:4; Jna 2:2.
[9] Ps 18:10; 19:6; 74:16; Is 24:14; Mal 4:2.
[10] Ps 63:8; 73:23; 143:9; Is 41:13.
[11] Jb 12:22; 22:12; Ps 10:11; 94:7; Is 29:15; Jr 23:24.
[12] Ex 14:20; 20:21; Jb 26:6; 34:22; Dn 2:22; He 4:13.
[13] Jb 10:9; 31:15; Ps 22:9; 71:6; Is 44:2; 46:3; Jr 1:5.
[14] Gn 1:26; Jb 5:9; Ps 92:4; 104:24; 111:2; Rv 15:3.
[15] Ex 11:5; Jb 10:9; Ps 63:9; 139:13; Ep 4:9.
[16] Ps 56:8; Mal 3:16; Rv 20:12.

and for his infinite mercies.

17 How² preciousº ª also are thy thoughtsº unto me, O God!º how² greatº ª is the sumº of them! 18 [If] I should countº ª them, they are more in numberº ª than the sand:º ² when I awake,º ª I am stillº with thee.²

[17] Ps 31:19; 36:7; 40:5; Pv 8:31; Is 55:8; Jr 29:11; Ep 3:9.
[18] Ps 3:5; 16:8; 17:15; 40:12; 63:6; 139:3; Is 26:19; Dn 12:2; 1Th 5:10.

He defieth the wicked.

19 Surely² thou wilt slayº ª the wicked,º O God:º departº ª from² me therefore, ye bloodyº men.¹ ² 20 For² they speakº ª against thee wickedly,º [and] thine enemiesº takeº ª [thy name] in vain.º 21 Do not² I hateº ª them, O LORD,º that hateº ª thee? and am not I grievedº ª with those that rise up¹ against² thee? 22 I hateº ª them with perfectº hatred:º I count² them mine enemies.º ª

[19] Ps 5:6; 6:8; 9:17; 55:23; 64:7; 94:23; 119:115; Is 11:4; Mt 7:23; 25:41; 2Co 6:17.
[20] Ex 20:7; Jb 21:14; Ps 2:1; 73:8; 74:18, 22; Is 37:23, 28; Jde 1:15; Rv 13:6.
[21] 2Ch 19:2; Ps 15:4; 31:6; 119:136, 158; Jr 13:17; Mk 3:5; Lk 19:41; Ro 9:1; Rv 2:2, 6.
[22] Ps 101:3; Lk 14:26.

He prayeth for sincerety.

23 Searchº ª me, O God,º and knowº ª my heart:º tryº ª me, and knowº ª my thoughts:º 24 And seeº ª if² [there be any] wickedº wayº in me, and leadº ª me in the wayº everlasting.º

[23] Dt 8:2, 16; Jb 31:6; Ps 26:2; 139:1; Pv 17:3; Zc 13:9; Mal 3:2; 1P 1:7.
[24] Ps 5:8; 7:3; 17:3; 25:8; 119:1, 32; 143:8, 10; Pv 28:26; Jr 17:9; Mt 7:14; Jn 14:6; Col 2:6; He 12:15.

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