Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Psalm 139

"Lord you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I stand up; You understand my thoughts from far away. You observe my travels and my rest; you are aware of all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue, you know all about it Lord. You have encircled me; You have placed your hand on me. this extraordinary knowledge is beyond me. It is lofty; I am unable to reach it.
where can I escape your spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, you are there. If I live in the Eastern Horizon or settle at the Western limits, even there your hand will lead me; Your right hand will hold on to me. If I say "Surely the darkness will hide me and the light around me will become night" even the darkness is not dark to You. The night shines like the day; darkness and light are alike to You.
For it was you who created my inward parts; You knit me together in my mother's womb. I will praise you because I have been remarkably and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful and I know this very well. My bones were not hidden from you when I was made in secret, when I was formed in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw me when I was formless; all my days were written in your book and planned before a single one of them began. God, how difficult Your thoughts are for me to comprehend; how vast their sum is! If I counted them, they would outnumber the grains of sand; when I wake up, I am still with You.
Psalm 139:1-18

This has to be one of my favorite passages.....this is the Holman Christian Standard version...I just got it and I've like it so far..... If you are reading this then remember him, for he is with you in the highest of highs and the lowest of lows...."where can you flee from his presence?" He loves you..........

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