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LORD, You have ^(C1)searched me and known me.

You ^(C1)know ^(F1)when I sit down and ^(F2)when I get up; You ^(C2)understand my thought from far away.

You ^(F1)(C1)scrutinize my ^(F2)path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways.

^(F1)Even before there is a word on my tongue, Behold, LORD, You ^(C1)know it all.

You have ^(C1)encircled me behind and in front, And ^(C2)placed Your hand upon me.

Such ^(C1)knowledge is ^(C2)too wonderful for me; It is too high, I cannot comprehend it.

^(C1)Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?

^(C1)If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in ^(F1)Sheol, behold, ^(C2)You are there.

If I take up the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,

Even there Your hand will ^(C1)lead me, And Your right hand will take hold of me.

If I say, "Surely the ^(C1)darkness will ^(F1)overwhelm me, And the light around me will be night,"

Even ^(C1)darkness is not dark ^(F1)to You, And the night is as bright as the day. ^(C2)Darkness and light are alike to You.

For You ^(C1)created my innermost parts; You ^(C2)wove me in my mother's womb.

I will give thanks to You, because ^(F1)I am awesomely and wonderfully made; ^(C1)Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well.

My ^(F1)(C1)frame was not hidden from You When I was made in secret, And skillfully formed in the ^(C2)depths of the earth;

Your ^(C1)eyes have seen my formless substance; And in ^(C2)Your book were written All the ^(C3)days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was not one of them.

How precious also are Your ^(C1)thoughts for me, God! How vast is the sum of them!

Were I to count them, they would ^(C1)outnumber the sand. When ^(C2)I awake, I am still with You.

If only You would ^(C1)put the wicked to death, God; ^(C2)Leave me, ^(C3)you men of bloodshed.

For they ^(C1)speak ^(F1)against You wickedly, And Your enemies ^(F2)(C2)take Your name in vain.

Do I not ^(C1)hate those who hate You, LORD? And do I not ^(C2)loathe those who rise up against You?

I hate them with the utmost hatred; They have become my enemies.

^(C1)Search me, God, and know my heart; ^(C2)Put me to the test and know my anxious thoughts;

And see if there is any ^(F1)(C1)hurtful way in me, And ^(C2)lead me in the ^(C3)everlasting way.

^(C1)Rescue me, LORD, from evil people; Protect me from ^(C2)violent men

Who ^(C1)devise evil things in their hearts; They ^(C2)continually stir up wars.

They ^(C1)sharpen their tongues like a snake; ^(C2)The venom of a viper is under their lips. Selah

^(C1)Keep me, LORD, from the hands of the wicked; ^(C2)Protect me from violent men Who ^(F1)intend to ^(F2)(C3)trip up my feet.

The proud have ^(C1)hidden a trap for me, and snares; They have spread a ^(C2)net at the ^(F1)wayside; They have set ^(C3)snares for me. Selah

I ^(C1)said to the LORD, "You are my God; ^(C2)Listen, LORD, to the ^(C3)sound of my pleadings.

-"^(F1)GOD the Lord, ^(C1)the strength of my salvation, You have ^(C2)covered my head on the day of ^(F2)battle.

-"Do not grant, LORD, the ^(C1)desires of the wicked; Do not bring about ^(C2)his evil planning, so that they are not exalted. Selah

"As for the head of those who surround me, May the ^(C1)harm of their lips cover them.

-"May ^(C1)burning coals fall upon them; May they be ^(C2)cast into the fire, Into bottomless pits from which they ^(C3)cannot rise.

-"May a ^(F1)slanderer not endure on the earth; ^(C1)May evil hunt a violent person ^(F2)violently."

I know that the LORD will ^(C1)maintain the cause of the afflicted, And ^(C2)justice for the poor.

Certainly the ^(C1)righteous will give thanks to Your name; The ^(C2)upright will dwell in Your presence.

LORD, I call upon You; ^(C1)hurry to me! ^(C2)Listen to my voice when I call to You!

May my prayer be ^(F1)counted as ^(C1)incense before You; The ^(C2)raising of my hands as the ^(C3)evening offering.

Set a ^(C1)guard, LORD, ^(F1)over my mouth; Keep watch over the ^(C2)door of my lips.

^(C1)Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, To practice deeds ^(F1)of wickedness With people who ^(C2)do wrong; And ^(C3)may I not taste their delicacies.

May the ^(C1)righteous strike me with mercy and discipline me; It is ^(C2)oil for the head; My head shall not refuse it, For my prayer ^(C3)is still against their evil deeds.

Their judges are ^(C1)thrown down by the sides of the rock, And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.

As when one ^(C1)plows and breaks open the earth, Our ^(C2)bones have been scattered at the ^(C3)mouth of ^(F1)Sheol.

For my ^(C1)eyes are toward You, ^(F1)GOD, the Lord; In You I ^(C2)take refuge; ^(C3)do not ^(F2)leave me defenseless.

Keep me from the ^(F1)(C1)jaws of the trap which they have set for me, And from the ^(C2)snares of those who do wrong.

May the wicked ^(C1)fall into their own nets, While I pass by ^(F1)(C2)safely.