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Psalm 139:1-3
Good News Translation
Psalm 139:1-3
Good News Translation
God's Complete Knowledge and Care[a]
139 Lord, you have examined me and you know me.
2 You know everything I do;
from far away you understand all my thoughts.
3 You see me, whether I am working or resting;
you know all my actions.
Footnotes
- Psalm 139:1 HEBREW TITLE: A psalm by David.
Psalm 139:1-3
New International Version
Psalm 139:1-3
New International Version
Psalm 139:1-3
King James Version
Psalm 139:1-3
King James Version
139 O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.
2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
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Psalm 139:1-3
English Standard Version
Psalm 139:1-3
English Standard Version
Search Me, O God, and Know My Heart
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
139 O Lord, you have (A)searched me and known me!
2 You (B)know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you (C)discern my thoughts from afar.
3 You search out my path and my lying down
and are acquainted with all my ways.
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