Verse 23
Psalms 139:23
Bible in Basic English
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O God (Elohim), let the secrets of my heart be uncovered, and let my wandering thoughts be tested:
Original Language Text
hebrew
חָקְרֵ֣/נִי אֵ֭ל וְ/דַ֣ע לְבָבִ֑/י בְּ֝חָנֵ֗/נִי וְ/דַ֣ע שַׂרְעַפָּֽ/י
English Translation
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 139 Context
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<To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> O Lord, you have knowledge of me, searching out all m...
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You have knowledge when I am seated and when I get up, you see my thoughts from far away.
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You keep watch over my steps and my sleep, and have knowledge of all my ways.
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For there is not a word on my tongue which is not clear to you, O Lord.
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I am shut in by you on every side, and you have put your hand on me.
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Such knowledge is a wonder greater than my powers; it is so high that I may not come near it.
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Where may I go from your spirit? how may I go in flight from you?
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If I go up to heaven, you are there: or if I make my bed in the underworld, you are there.
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If I take the wings of the morning, and go to the farthest parts of the sea;
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Even there will I be guided by your hand, and your right hand will keep me.
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If I say, Only let me be covered by the dark, and the light about me be night;
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Even the dark is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day: for dark and light are the same...
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My flesh was made by you, and my parts joined together in my mother's body.
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I will give you praise, for I am strangely and delicately formed; your works are great wonders, and...
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My frame was not unseen by you when I was made secretly, and strangely formed in the lowest parts of...
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Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book all my days were recorded, even those which were p...
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How dear are your thoughts to me, O God (Elohim)! how great is the number of them!
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If I made up their number, it would be more than the grains of sand; when I am awake, I am still wit...
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If only you would put the sinners to death, O God (Elohim); go far from me, you men of blood.
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For they go against you with evil designs, and your haters make sport of your name.
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Are not your haters hated by me, O Lord? are not those who are lifted up against you a cause of grie...
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My hate for them is complete; my thoughts of them are as if they were making war on me.
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O God (Elohim), let the secrets of my heart be uncovered, and let my wandering thoughts be tested:
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See if there is any way of sorrow in me, and be my guide in the eternal way.
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