- O Lord, you have examined my heart
and know everything about me.
You know when I sit down or stand up.
You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. - You know what I am going to say
even before I say it, Lord. - I can never escape from your Spirit!
I can never get away from your presence!
If I go up to heaven, you are there;
if I go down to the grave, you are there. - You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body
and knit me together in my mother’s womb.
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!
Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it. - Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
Point out anything in me that offends you,
and lead me along the path of everlasting life. - Hear my prayer, O Lord;
listen to my plea!
Answer me because you are faithful and righteous. - I lift my hands to you in prayer.
I thirst for you as parched land thirsts for rain. - Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning,
for I am trusting you.
Show me where to walk,
for I give myself to you. - Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God.
May your gracious Spirit lead me forward
on a firm footing. - I will exalt you, my God and King,
and praise your name forever and ever. - Great is the Lord! He is most worthy of praise!
No one can measure his greatness. - The Lord is righteous in everything he does;
he is filled with kindness. - The Lord is close to all who call on him,
yes, to all who call on him in truth. - The Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are weighed down.
The Lord loves the godly. - The Lord protects the foreigners among us.
He cares for the orphans and widows,
but he frustrates the plans of the wicked. - He heals the brokenhearted
and bandages their wounds. - For the Lord delights in his people;
he crowns the humble with victory. - Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord!
Praise the Lord! - Oh, the joys of those who do not
follow the advice of the wicked,
or stand around with sinners,
or join in with mockers. - But you, O Lord, are a shield around me;
you are my glory, the one who holds my head high. - Victory comes from you, O Lord.
May you bless your people. - In peace I will lie down and sleep,
for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe. - Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord.
Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly. - For you bless the godly, O Lord;
you surround them with your shield of love. - What are mere mortals that you should think about them,
human beings that you should care for them?
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