Psalm 139 Lyrics

Oh Lord, you let me have in my heart and know everything about me

You know when I sit down or stand up

You know my thoughts even when I'm far away

You see me when I travel or when I rest at home

You know everything I do

You know what I'm going to say even before I say it, Lord

You go before me and follow me

You place your hand and blessings on my head

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me

Too great for me to understand

I can never escape from your spirit

I can never get away from your presence

If I go up to heaven, you are there

If I go down to the grave, you are there

If I ride the wings of the morning

If I dwell by the farthest oceans

Even there, your hand will guide me and your strength will support me

I can ask the darkness to hide me and the light around me to become night

But even in darkness, I cannot hide from you

To you, the night shines as bright as day

Darkness and light are the same to you

You paint all the delicate inner parts of my body

They meet me together in my mother's womb

Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex

Your workmanship is marvelous

How will I know it

You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion

As I was woven together in the dark of the womb

You saw me before I was born

Every day of my life was recorded in your book

Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed

How precious are your thoughts about me

God, they cannot be numbered

I can't get them if I count them

They outnumber the grains of sand

And when I wake up, you are still with me

Oh God, if only you would destroy the wicked

Get out of my life, you murderers

They blaspheme you

Your enemies misuse your name

Oh Lord, shouldn't I hate those who hate you

Shouldn't I despise those who oppose you

Yes, I hate them with total hatred

For your enemies are my enemies

You search me

Oh God, and know my heart

Test me and know my anxious thoughts

Point out anything in me that offends you

And lead me along the path of everlasting life