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.
⁴ Even before a word is on my tongue,
    behold, O Lord, ^(D)you know it altogether.
⁵ You ^(E)hem me in, behind and before,
    and ^(F)lay your hand upon me.
^6 (G)Such knowledge is ^(H)too wonderful for me;
    it is high; I cannot attain it.
^7 (I)Where shall I go from your Spirit?
    Or where ^(J)shall I flee from your presence?
^8 (K)If I ascend to heaven, you are there!
    ^(L)If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
⁹ If I take the wings of the morning
    and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
¹⁰ even there your hand shall ^(M)lead me,
    and your right hand shall hold me.
¹¹ If I say, ^(N)“Surely the darkness shall cover me,
    and the light about me be night”,
^12 (O)even the darkness is not dark to you;
    the night is bright as the day,
    for darkness is as light with you.