Chapter 139
1לַמְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִד מִזְמוֹר יְהֹוָה חֲקַרְתַּנִי וַתֵּדָֽעFor the leader. Of David. A psalm. O ETERNAL One, You have examined me and know me.
2אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ שִׁבְתִּי וְקוּמִי בַּנְתָּה לְרֵעִי מֵרָחֽוֹקWhen I sit down or stand up You know it; You discern my thoughts from afar.
3אׇרְחִי וְרִבְעִי זֵרִיתָ וְֽכׇל־דְּרָכַי הִסְכַּֽנְתָּהYou observe my walking and reclining, and are familiar with all my ways.
4כִּי אֵין מִלָּה בִּלְשׁוֹנִי הֵן יְהֹוָה יָדַעְתָּ כֻלָּֽהּThere is not a word on my tongue but that You, O ETERNAL One, know it well.
5אָחוֹר וָקֶדֶם צַרְתָּנִי וַתָּשֶׁת עָלַי כַּפֶּֽכָהYou hedge me before and behind; You lay Your hand upon me.
6(פלאיה) [פְּלִיאָֽה] דַעַת מִמֶּנִּי נִשְׂגְּבָה לֹא־אוּכַֽל לָֽהּIt is beyond my knowledge; it is a mystery; I cannot fathom it.
7אָנָֽה אֵלֵךְ מֵרוּחֶךָ וְאָנָה מִפָּנֶיךָ אֶבְרָֽחWhere can I escape from Your spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?
8אִם־אֶסַּק שָׁמַיִם שָׁם אָתָּה וְאַצִּיעָה שְּׁאוֹל הִנֶּֽךָּIf I ascend to heaven, You are there; if I descend to Sheol, You are there too.
9אֶשָּׂא כַנְפֵי־שָׁחַר אֶשְׁכְּנָה בְּאַחֲרִית יָֽםIf I take wing with the dawn to come to rest on the western horizon,
10גַּם־שָׁם יָדְךָ תַנְחֵנִי וְֽתֹאחֲזֵנִי יְמִינֶֽךָeven there Your hand will be guiding me, Your right hand will be holding me fast.
11וָאֹמַר אַךְ־חֹשֶׁךְ יְשׁוּפֵנִי וְלַיְלָה אוֹר בַּעֲדֵֽנִיIf I say, “Surely darkness will conceal me, night will provide me with cover,”
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.
13כִּֽי־אַתָּה קָנִיתָ כִלְיֹתָי תְּסֻכֵּנִי בְּבֶטֶן אִמִּֽיIt was You who created my conscience; You fashioned me in my mother’s womb.
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.
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.
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.
17וְלִי מַה־יָּקְרוּ רֵעֶיךָ אֵל מֶה עָצְמוּ רָאשֵׁיהֶֽםHow weighty Your thoughts seem to me, O God, how great their number!
18אֶסְפְּרֵם מֵחוֹל יִרְבּוּן הֱקִיצֹתִי וְעוֹדִי עִמָּֽךְI count them—they exceed the grains of sand; I end—but am still with You.
19אִם־תִּקְטֹל אֱלוֹהַּ רָשָׁע וְאַנְשֵׁי דָמִים סוּרוּ מֶֽנִּיO God, if You would only slay the wicked— you murderers, away from me!—
20אֲשֶׁר יֹמְרוּךָ לִמְזִמָּה נָשׂוּא לַשָּׁוְא עָרֶֽיךָwho invoke You for intrigue, Your enemies who swear by You falsely.
21הֲלֽוֹא־מְשַׂנְאֶיךָ יְהֹוָה אֶשְׂנָא וּבִתְקוֹמְמֶיךָ אֶתְקוֹטָֽטO ETERNAL One, You know I hate those who hate You, and loathe Your adversaries.
22תַּכְלִית שִׂנְאָה שְׂנֵאתִים לְאוֹיְבִים הָיוּ לִֽיI feel a perfect hatred toward them; I count them my enemies.
23חׇקְרֵנִי אֵל וְדַע לְבָבִי בְּחָנֵנִי וְדַע שַׂרְעַפָּֽיExamine me, O God, and know my mind; probe me and know my thoughts.
24וּרְאֵה אִם־דֶּֽרֶךְ־עֹצֶב בִּי וּנְחֵנִי בְּדֶרֶךְ עוֹלָֽםSee if I have vexatious ways, and guide me in ways everlasting.