Chapter 139
1לַמְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִד מִזְמוֹר יְהֹוָה חֲקַרְתַּנִי וַתֵּדָֽעFor the leader. Of David. A psalm. O ETERNAL One, You have examined me and know me.Lamnatzecha ledavid mizmor Adonai chakartani vateda
2אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ שִׁבְתִּי וְקוּמִי בַּנְתָּה לְרֵעִי מֵרָחֽוֹקWhen I sit down or stand up You know it; You discern my thoughts from afar.Atah yadata shivti vekumi bantah lerei merachok
3אׇרְחִי וְרִבְעִי זֵרִיתָ וְֽכׇל־דְּרָכַי הִסְכַּֽנְתָּהYou observe my walking and reclining, and are familiar with all my ways.Orchi verivi zerita vechol-derachay hiskantah
4כִּי אֵין מִלָּה בִּלְשׁוֹנִי הֵן יְהֹוָה יָדַעְתָּ כֻלָּֽהּThere is not a word on my tongue but that You, O ETERNAL One, know it well.Ki eyn milah bilshoni hen Adonai yadata chulah
5אָחוֹר וָקֶדֶם צַרְתָּנִי וַתָּשֶׁת עָלַי כַּפֶּֽכָהYou hedge me before and behind; You lay Your hand upon me.Achor vakedem tzartani vatashet alay kapechah
6(פלאיה) [פְּלִיאָֽה] דַעַת מִמֶּנִּי נִשְׂגְּבָה לֹא־אוּכַֽל לָֽהּIt is beyond my knowledge; it is a mystery; I cannot fathom it.(fly) [peliah] daat mimeni nisgvah lo-uchal lah
7אָנָֽה אֵלֵךְ מֵרוּחֶךָ וְאָנָה מִפָּנֶיךָ אֶבְרָֽחWhere can I escape from Your spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?Anah elech meruchecha veanah mipaneycha evrach
8אִם־אֶסַּק שָׁמַיִם שָׁם אָתָּה וְאַצִּיעָה שְּׁאוֹל הִנֶּֽךָּIf I ascend to heaven, You are there; if I descend to Sheol, You are there too.Im-esak shamayim sham atah veatziah sheol hinecha
9אֶשָּׂא כַנְפֵי־שָׁחַר אֶשְׁכְּנָה בְּאַחֲרִית יָֽםIf I take wing with the dawn to come to rest on the western horizon,Esa chanfey-shachar eshknah beacharit yam
10גַּם־שָׁם יָדְךָ תַנְחֵנִי וְֽתֹאחֲזֵנִי יְמִינֶֽךָeven there Your hand will be guiding me, Your right hand will be holding me fast.Gam-sham yadcha tancheni vetochazeni yeminecha
11וָאֹמַר אַךְ־חֹשֶׁךְ יְשׁוּפֵנִי וְלַיְלָה אוֹר בַּעֲדֵֽנִיIf I say, “Surely darkness will conceal me, night will provide me with cover,”Vaomar ach-choshech yeshufeni velaylah or baadeni
12גַּם־חֹשֶׁךְ לֹא־יַחְשִׁיךְ מִמֶּךָּ וְלַיְלָה כַּיּוֹם יָאִיר כַּחֲשֵׁיכָה כָּאוֹרָֽהdarkness is not dark for You; night is as light as day; darkness and light are the same.Gam-choshech lo-yachshich mimecha velaylah kayom yair kachasheychah kaorah
13כִּֽי־אַתָּה קָנִיתָ כִלְיֹתָי תְּסֻכֵּנִי בְּבֶטֶן אִמִּֽיIt was You who created my conscience; You fashioned me in my mother’s womb.Ki-atah kanita chilyotay tesukeni beveten imi
14אוֹדְךָ עַל כִּי נוֹרָאוֹת נִפְלֵיתִי נִפְלָאִים מַעֲשֶׂיךָ וְנַפְשִׁי יֹדַעַת מְאֹֽדI praise You, for I am awesomely, wondrously made; Your work is wonderful; I know it very well.Odcha al ki noraot nifleyti niflaim maaseycha venafshi yodaat meod
15לֹֽא־נִכְחַד עׇצְמִי מִמֶּךָּ אֲשֶׁר־עֻשֵּׂיתִי בַסֵּתֶר רֻקַּמְתִּי בְּֽתַחְתִּיּוֹת אָֽרֶץMy frame was not concealed from You when I was shaped in a hidden place, knit together in the recesses of the earth.Lo-nichchad otzmi mimecha asher-useyti vaseter rukamti betachtiot aretz
16גׇּלְמִי רָאוּ עֵינֶיךָ וְעַֽל־סִפְרְךָ כֻּלָּם יִכָּתֵבוּ יָמִים יֻצָּרוּ (ולא) [וְלוֹ] אֶחָד בָּהֶֽםYour eyes saw my unformed limbs; they were all recorded in Your book; in due time they were formed, to the very last one of them.Golmi rau eyneycha veal-sifrcha kulam yikatevu yamim yutzaru (vl) [velo] echad bahem
17וְלִי מַה־יָּקְרוּ רֵעֶיךָ אֵל מֶה עָצְמוּ רָאשֵׁיהֶֽםHow weighty Your thoughts seem to me, O God, how great their number!Veli mah-yakru reeycha el meh atzmu rasheyhem
18אֶסְפְּרֵם מֵחוֹל יִרְבּוּן הֱקִיצֹתִי וְעוֹדִי עִמָּֽךְI count them—they exceed the grains of sand; I end—but am still with You.Esprem mechol yirbun hekitzoti veodi imach
19אִם־תִּקְטֹל אֱלוֹהַּ רָשָׁע וְאַנְשֵׁי דָמִים סוּרוּ מֶֽנִּיO God, if You would only slay the wicked— you murderers, away from me!—Im-tiktol eloha rasha veanshey damim suru meni
20אֲשֶׁר יֹמְרוּךָ לִמְזִמָּה נָשׂוּא לַשָּׁוְא עָרֶֽיךָwho invoke You for intrigue, Your enemies who swear by You falsely.Asher yomrucha limzimah nasu lashav areycha
21הֲלֽוֹא־מְשַׂנְאֶיךָ יְהֹוָה אֶשְׂנָא וּבִתְקוֹמְמֶיךָ אֶתְקוֹטָֽטO ETERNAL One, You know I hate those who hate You, and loathe Your adversaries.Halo-mesaneycha Adonai esna uvitkommeycha etkotat
22תַּכְלִית שִׂנְאָה שְׂנֵאתִים לְאוֹיְבִים הָיוּ לִֽיI feel a perfect hatred toward them; I count them my enemies.Tachlit sinah senetim leoyvim hayu li
23חׇקְרֵנִי אֵל וְדַע לְבָבִי בְּחָנֵנִי וְדַע שַׂרְעַפָּֽיExamine me, O God, and know my mind; probe me and know my thoughts.Chokreni el veda levavi bechaneni veda sarapay
24וּרְאֵה אִם־דֶּֽרֶךְ־עֹצֶב בִּי וּנְחֵנִי בְּדֶרֶךְ עוֹלָֽםSee if I have vexatious ways, and guide me in ways everlasting.Ureh im-derech-otzev bi uncheni bederech olam