2 You knowa Lit my sittingwhen I sit down andb Lit my risingwhen I rise up; You understand my thought from afar. | |
3 O LORD, You have searched me and known me. | |
3 Youc Lit winnowscrutinize myd Or journeyingpath and my lying down, And are intimately acquainted with all my ways. | |
4 e Lit For there is notEven before there is a word on my tongue, Behold, O LORD, You know it all. | |
5 You have enclosed me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me. | |
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is too high, I cannot attain to it. | |
7 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? | |
8 If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed inf I.e. the nether worldSheol, behold, You 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 lead me, And Your right hand will lay hold of me. | |