圣咏集 139

1Lord, thou hast proved me, and known me:

2Thou hast know my sitting down, and my rising up.

3Thou hast understood my thoughts afar off: my path and my line thou hast searched out.

4And thou hast foreseen all my ways: for there is no speech in my tongue.

5Behold, O Lord, thou hast known all things, the last and those of old: thou hast formed me, and hast laid thy hand upon me.

6Thy knowledge is become wonderful to me: it is high, and I cannot reach to it.

7Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy face?

8If I ascend into heaven, thou art there: if I descend into hell, thou art present.

9If I take my wings early in the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea:

10Even there also shall thy hand lead me: and thy right hand shall hold me.

11And I said: Perhaps darkness shall cover me: and night shall be my light in my pleasures.

12But darkness shall not be dark to thee, and night shall be light as day: the darkness thereof, and the light thereof are alike to thee.

13For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast protected me from my mother’s womb.

14I will praise thee, for thou art fearfully magnified: wonderful are thy works, and my soul knoweth right well.

15My bone is not hidden from thee, which thou hast made in secret: and my substance in the lower parts of the earth.

16Thy eyes did see my imperfect being, and in thy book all shall be written: days shall be formed, and no one in them.

17But to me thy friends, O God, are made exceedingly honourable: their principality is exceedingly strengthened.

18I will number them, and they shall be multiplied above the sand: I rose up and am still with thee.

19If thou wilt kill the wicked, O God: ye men of blood, depart from me:

20Because you say in thought: They shall receive thy cities in vain.

21Have I not hated them, O Lord, that hated thee: and pine away because of thy enemies?

22I have hated them with a perfect hatred: and they are become enemies to me.

23Prove me, O God, and know my heart: examine me, and know my paths.

24And see if there be in me the way of iniquity: and lead me in the eternal way.

1In finem, psalmus David. [Domine, probasti me, et cognovisti me;

2tu cognovisti sessionem meam et resurrectionem meam.

3Intellexisti cogitationes meas de longe; semitam meam et funiculum meum investigasti:

4et omnes vias meas prævidisti, quia non est sermo in lingua mea.

5Ecce, Domine, tu cognovisti omnia, novissima et antiqua. Tu formasti me, et posuisti super me manum tuam.

6Mirabilis facta est scientia tua ex me; confortata est, et non potero ad eam.

7Quo ibo a spiritu tuo? et quo a facie tua fugiam?

8Si ascendero in cælum, tu illic es; si descendero in infernum, ades.

9Si sumpsero pennas meas diluculo, et habitavero in extremis maris,

10etenim illuc manus tua deducet me, et tenebit me dextera tua.

11Et dixi: Forsitan tenebræ conculcabunt me; et nox illuminatio mea in deliciis meis.

12Quia tenebræ non obscurabuntur a te, et nox sicut dies illuminabitur: sicut tenebræ ejus, ita et lumen ejus.

13Quia tu possedisti renes meos; suscepisti me de utero matris meæ.

14Confitebor tibi, quia terribiliter magnificatus es; mirabilia opera tua, et anima mea cognoscit nimis.

15Non est occultatum os meum a te, quod fecisti in occulto; et substantia mea in inferioribus terræ.

16Imperfectum meum viderunt oculi tui, et in libro tuo omnes scribentur. Dies formabuntur, et nemo in eis.

17Mihi autem nimis honorificati sunt amici tui, Deus; nimis confortatus est principatus eorum.

18Dinumerabo eos, et super arenam multiplicabuntur. Exsurrexi, et adhuc sum tecum.

19Si occideris, Deus, peccatores, viri sanguinum, declinate a me:

20quia dicitis in cogitatione: Accipient in vanitate civitates tuas.

21Nonne qui oderunt te, Domine, oderam, et super inimicos tuos tabescebam?

22Perfecto odio oderam illos, et inimici facti sunt mihi.

23Proba me, Deus, et scito cor meum; interroga me, et cognosce semitas meas.

24Et vide si via iniquitatis in me est, et deduc me in via æterna.]

1Unto the end. A Psalm of David. O Lord, you have examined me, and you have known me.

2You have known my sitting down and my rising up again.

3You have understood my thoughts from afar. My path and my fate, you have investigated.

4And you have foreseen all my ways. For there is no word in my tongue.

5Behold, O Lord, you have known all things: the newest and the very old. You have formed me, and you have placed your hand over me.

6Your knowledge has become a wonder to me. It has been reinforced, and I am not able to prevail against it.

7Where will I go from your Spirit? And where will I flee from your face?

8If I ascend into heaven, you are there. If I descend into Hell, you are near.

9If I assume my feathers in early morning, and dwell in the utmost parts of the sea,

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

11And I said: Perhaps darkness will overwhelm me, and the night will be my illumination, to my delight.

12But darkness will not be impenetrable to you, and night will illuminate like the day: for just as its darkness is, so also is its light.

13For you have possessed my temperament. You have supported me from the womb of my mother.

14I will confess to you, for you have been magnified terribly. Your works are miraculous, as my soul knows exceedingly well.

15My bone, which you have made in secret, has not been hidden from you, and my substance is in accord with the lower parts of the earth.

16Your eyes saw my imperfection, and all this shall be written in your book. Days will be formed, and no one shall be in them.

17But to me, O God, your friends have been greatly honored. Their first ruler has been exceedingly strengthened.

18I will number them, and they will be more numerous than the sand. I rose up, and I am still with you.

19O God, if only you would cut down sinners. You men of blood: depart from me.

20For you say in thought: They will accept your cities in vain.

21Have I not hated those who hated you, Lord, and wasted away because of your enemies?

22I have hated them with a perfect hatred, and they have become enemies to me.

23Examine me, O God, and know my heart. Question me, and know my paths.

24And see if there might be in me the way of iniquity, and lead me in the way of eternity.