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Psalm 139:4-11 English Standard Version (ESV)

4. Even before a word is on my tongue,behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.

5. You hem me in, behind and before,and lay your hand upon me.

6. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;it is high; I cannot attain it.

7. Where shall I go from your Spirit?Or where shall I flee from your presence?

8. If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!

9. If I take the wings of the morningand dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,

10. even there your hand shall lead me,and your right hand shall hold me.

11. If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me,and the light about me be night,”