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Psalms 139
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1(140) For the end, a Psalm of David. Rescue me, O Lord, from the evil man; deliver me from the unjust man.
1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Yahweh, you have searched me, and you know me.
2Who have devised injustice in their hearts; all the day they prepared war.
2You know my sitting down and my rising up. You perceive my thoughts from afar.
3They have sharpened their tongue as [the tongue] of a serpent; the poison of asps is under their lips. Pause.
3You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.
4Keep me, O Lord, from the hand of the sinner; rescue me from unjust men; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
4For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, Yahweh, you know it altogether.
5The proud have hid a snare for me, and have stretched out ropes [for] snares for my feet; they set a stumbling block for me near the path. Pause.
5You hem me in behind and before. You laid your hand on me.
6I said to the Lord, You are my God; listen, O Lord, to the voice of my supplication.
6This knowledge is beyond me. It’s lofty. I can’t attain it.
7O Lord God, the strength of my salvation; you have screened my head in the day of battle.
7Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence?
8Deliver me not, O Lord, to the sinner, according to my desire: they have devised [mischief] against me; forsake me not, lest they should be exalted. Pause.
8If I ascend up into heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, you are there!
9[As for] the head of them that compass me, the mischief of their lips shall cover them.
9If I take the wings of the dawn, and settle in the uttermost parts of the sea,
10Coals of fire shall fall upon them on the earth; and you shall cast them down in afflictions: they shall not bear up [under them].
10even there your hand will lead me, and your right hand will hold me.
11A talkative man shall not prosper on the earth: evils shall hunt the unrighteous man to destruction.
11If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me. The light around me will be night,”
12I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the poor, and the right of the needy ones.
12even the darkness doesn’t hide from you, but the night shines as the day. The darkness is like light to you.
13Surely the righteous shall give thanks to your name: the upright shall dwell in your presence.
13For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother’s womb.