^{1 Ref} O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and known `me'.

^{2 Ref} Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising; Thou understandest my thought afar off.

^{3 Ref} Thou searchest out my path and my lying down, And art acquainted with all my ways.

^{4 Ref} For there is not a word in my tongue, But, lo, O Jehovah, thou knowest it altogether.

^{5 Ref} Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thy hand upon me.

^{6 Ref} `Such' knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain unto it.

^{7 Ref} Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

^{8 Ref} If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there.

^{9 Ref} If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

^{10 Ref} Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me.

^{11 Ref} If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, And the light about me shall be night;

^{12 Ref} Even the darkness hideth not from thee, But the night shineth as the day: The darkness and the light are both alike `to thee'.

^{13 Ref} For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother's womb.

^{14 Ref} I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Wonderful are thy works; And that my soul knoweth right well.

^{15 Ref} My frame was not hidden from thee, When I was made in secret, `And' curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

^{16 Ref} 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.

^{17 Ref} How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them!

^{18 Ref} If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: When I awake, I am still with thee.

^{19 Ref} Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men.

^{20 Ref} For they speak against thee wickedly, And thine enemies take `thy name' in vain.

^{21 Ref} Do not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee? And am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

^{22 Ref} I hate them with perfect hatred: They are become mine enemies.

^{23 Ref} Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts;

^{24 Ref} And see if there be any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 140 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.