To the director.[641] A praise song of David.[642]
<1> Lord, you have tested me
so you know all about me.
<2> You know when I sit down
and when I get up.
You know my thoughts from far away.
<3> You know where I go
and where I lie down.
You know everything I do.
<4> Lord, you know what I want to say,
even before the words leave my mouth.
<5> You are all around me-
in front and behind me.
I feel your hand on my shoulder.
<6> I am amazed at what you know;
it is too much for me to understand.
<7> Your Spirit is everywhere I go.
I cannot escape your presence.
<8> If I go up to heaven, there you are.
If I go down to the place of death, there you are.
<9> If I go east where the sun rises
or go to live in the west beyond the sea,
<10> even there you will take my hand and lead me.
your strong right hand will protect me.
<11> Suppose I wanted to hide from you and said,
"Surely the darkness will hide me.
The day will change to night and cover me."
<12> Even the darkness is not dark to you;
the night is as bright as day.
Darkness and light are the same to you.
<13> You made every part of me.[643]
You put me together in my mother's womb.
<14> I praise you
because you made me in such a wonderful way.
I know how amazing that was!
<15> You could see my bones grow
while my body took shape, hidden in my mother's womb.[644]
<16> You could see my body grow
each passing day.[645]
You listed all my parts,
and not one of them was missing.
<17> Your thoughts are priceless[646] to me.
They cannot be counted!
<18> If I could count them,
they would be more than all the grains of sand.
But when I finished,
I would have just begun.[647]
<19> You murderers, get away from me!
God, kill those wicked people-
<20> those who say bad things about you.
Your enemies use your name falsely.[648]
<21> Lord, I hate those who hate you.
I hate those who are against you.
<22> I hate them completely!
Your enemies are also my enemies.
<23> God, examine me and know my mind.
Test me and know my anxious thoughts.
<24> Make sure that I am not going the wrong way.[649]
Lead me on the path that has always been right
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