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Psalms 139

24 aligned verses; 24 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Verse KJV King James Version YLT Young's Literal Translation
O lord , thou hast searched me, and known me .
To the Overseer. -- A Psalm by David. Jehovah , Thou hast searched me, and knowest .
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising , thou understandest my thought afar off .
Thou -- Thou hast known my sitting down, And my rising up , Thou hast attended to my thoughts from afar.
Thou compassest my path and my lying down , and art acquainted with all my ways.
My path and my couch Thou hast fanned , And ` with ' all my ways hast been acquainted .
For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD , thou knowest it altogether.
For there is not a word in my tongue, Lo, O Jehovah , Thou hast known it all!
Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
Behind and before Thou hast besieged me , And Thou dost place on me Thy hand .
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me ; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
Knowledge too wonderful for me , It hath been set on high, I am not able for it.
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence ?
Whither do I go from Thy Spirit? And whither from Thy face do I flee ?
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell , behold , thou art there.
If I ascend the heavens -- there Thou ` art ', And spread out a couch in Sheol , lo , Thee!
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ;
I take the wings of morning, I dwell in the uttermost part of the sea ,
Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
Also there Thy hand doth lead me, And Thy right hand doth hold me.
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me ; even the night shall be light about me.
And I say, ` Surely darkness bruiseth me , Then night `is' light to me.
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee ; but the night shineth as the day : the darkness and the light are both alike to thee .
Also darkness hideth not from Thee , And night as day shineth, as `is' darkness so `is' light.
For thou hast possessed my reins : thou hast covered me in my mother's womb .
For Thou -- Thou hast possessed my reins , Thou dost cover me in my mother's belly .
I will praise thee ; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works ; and that my soul knoweth right well.
I confess Thee , because that `with' wonders I have been distinguished. Wonderful ` are ' Thy works , And my soul is knowing `it' well.
My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
My substance was not hid from Thee, When I was made in secret, Curiously wrought in the lower part of earth.
Thine eyes did see my substance , yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
Mine unformed substance Thine eyes saw , And on Thy book all of them are written, The days they were formed -- And not one among them.
How precious also are thy thoughts unto me , O God ! how great is the sum of them !
And to me how precious have been Thy thoughts, O God , how great hath been their sum!
If I should count them , they are more in number than the sand : when I awake , I am still with thee.
I recount them ! than the sand they are more, I have waked , and I am still with Thee.
Surely thou wilt slay the wicked , O God : depart from me therefore , ye bloody men .
Dost Thou slay, O God, the wicked? Then, men of blood, turn aside from me!
For they speak against thee wickedly , and thine enemies take thy name in vain .
Who exchange Thee for wickedness , Lifted up to vanity `are' Thine enemies.
Do not I hate them , O LORD , that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee ?
Do not I hate, Jehovah , those hating Thee? And with Thy withstanders grieve myself ?
I hate them with perfect hatred : I count them mine enemies.
` With ' perfect hatred I have hated them , Enemies they have become to me .
Search me, O God, and know my heart : try me, and know my thoughts :
Search me, O God, and know my heart , Try me, and know my thoughts ,
And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
And see if a grievous way be in me, And lead me in a way age-during!

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