| 1. For the conductor. Of David, a song. O Lord, You have searched me out and You know. |
|
א. |
| 2. You know my sitting and my rising; You understand how to attach me from afar. |
|
ב. |
| 3. My going about and my lying down You encompassed, and You are accustomed to all my ways. |
|
ג. |
| 4. For there is no word on my tongue; behold, O Lord, You know it all. |
|
ד. |
| 5. From the rear and the front You encompassed me, and You placed Your pressure upon me. |
|
ה. |
| 6. Knowledge is hidden from me; it is hard, I cannot attain it. |
|
ו. |
| 7. Where shall I go from Your spirit, and where shall I flee from Your presence? |
|
ז. |
| 8. If I ascend to the heavens, there You are, and if I make my bed in the grave, behold, You are there. |
|
ח. |
| 9. [If] I take up the wings of dawn, [if] I dwell at the end of the west, |
|
ט. |
| 10. There too, Your hand will lead me, and Your right hand will grasp me. |
|
י. |
| 11. I said, "Darkness will darken me, and the night will be dark about me." |
|
יא. |
| 12. Even darkness will not obscure [anything] from You, and the night will light up like day; as darkness so is the light. |
|
יב. |
| 13. For You created my reigns, You covered me in my mother's womb. |
|
יג. |
| 14. I shall thank You for in an awesome, wondrous way I was fashioned; Your works are wondrous, and my soul knows it very well. |
|
יד. |
| 15. My essence was not hidden from You, when I was made in secret, I was formed in the lowest parts of the earth. |
|
טו. |
| 16. Your eyes saw my unformed body, and on Your book they were all written; days have been formed and one of them is His. |
|
טז. |
| 17. And to me, how dear are Your friends, O Lord! How great is their sum! |
|
יז. |
| 18. I shall count them; they are more numerous than sand; I have come to the end, and I am still with You. |
|
יח. |
| 19. If only You would slay the wicked, O God, and men of blood, "Turn away from me." |
|
יט. |
| 20. Who mention You with wicked thought; Your enemies took it up in vain. |
|
כ. |
| 21. Did I not hate Your enemies, O Lord? With those who rise up against You, I quarrel. |
|
כא. |
| 22. I hate them with utmost hatred; they have become my enemies. |
|
כב. |
| 23. Search me out, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts. |
|
כג. |
| 24. And see whether there is any vexatious way about me, and lead me in the way of the world. |
|
כד. |
LOGIN
ASK THE RABBI
