1For the worship leader. A Psalm by David. Yahweh, you have examined me and you know me.
2You know when I sit down and when I stand up. You understand my thoughts even when I am far away.
3You observe my journey and my resting place; you are familiar with everything I do.
4Before I even speak a word, look, Yahweh, you already know completely what I will say.
5You have encircled me, both behind and in front. You have placed your hand on me.
6This knowledge is too amazing for me; it is so high that I cannot grasp it.
7Where can I go to escape your Spirit? Where can I run to get away from your presence?
8If I go up to heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in the grave, look, you are there!
9If I could fly to the sunrise or settle on the farthest side of the sea,
10Even there, your hand would guide me, and your strong hand would hold me.
11If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light around me will turn into night";
12Even darkness cannot hide from you. The night shines like the day; darkness and light are the same to you.
13Because you created my inner being. You skillfully brought me together in my mother's womb.
14I will thank you because I am wonderfully and fearfully made. Your works are amazing, and I know that very well.
15My body was not hidden from you when I was made in secret, skillfully formed in the lowest parts of the earth.
16Your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days planned for me were written in your book before any of them even began.
17How precious your thoughts are to me, God! How vast is the total number of them!
18If I tried to count them, they would be more numerous than the grains of sand. When I wake up, I am still with you.
19If only you, God, would kill the wicked! Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men!
20Because they speak wickedly against you. Your enemies misuse your name.
21Yahweh, don't I hate those who hate you? Am I not distressed by those who rebel against you?
22I completely hate them. They have become my enemies.
23God, examine me and know my heart. Test me and know my thoughts.
24See if there is any evil in me, and lead me in the way that lasts forever.