Psalms 139

O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.

يَا رَبُّ، قَدِ اخْتَبَرْتَنِي وَعَرَفْتَنِي.

Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.

أَنْتَ عَرَفْتَ جُلُوسِي وَقِيَامِي. فَهِمْتَ فِكْرِي مِنْ بَعِيدٍ.

Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.

مَسْلَكِي وَمَرْبَضِي ذَرَّيْتَ، وَكُلَّ طُرُقِي عَرَفْتَ.

For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.

لأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ كَلِمَةٌ فِي لِسَانِي، إِلاَّ وَأَنْتَ يَا رَبُّ عَرَفْتَهَا كُلَّهَا.

Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.

مِنْ خَلْفٍ وَمِنْ قُدَّامٍ حَاصَرْتَنِي، وَجَعَلْتَ عَلَيَّ يَدَكَ.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

عَجِيبَةٌ هذِهِ الْمَعْرِفَةُ، فَوْقِي ارْتَفَعَتْ، لاَ أَسْتَطِيعُهَا.

Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

أَيْنَ أَذْهَبُ مِنْ رُوحِكَ؟ وَمِنْ وَجْهِكَ أَيْنَ أَهْرُبُ؟

If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

إِنْ صَعِدْتُ إِلَى السَّمَاوَاتِ فَأَنْتَ هُنَاكَ، وَإِنْ فَرَشْتُ فِي الْهَاوِيَةِ فَهَا أَنْتَ.

If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

إِنْ أَخَذْتُ جَنَاحَيِ الصُّبْحِ، وَسَكَنْتُ فِي أَقَاصِي الْبَحْرِ،

Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

فَهُنَاكَ أَيْضًا تَهْدِينِي يَدُكَ وَتُمْسِكُنِي يَمِينُكَ.

If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

فَقُلْتُ: «إِنَّمَا الظُّلْمَةُ تَغْشَانِي». فَاللَّيْلُ يُضِيءُ حَوْلِي!

Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

الظُّلْمَةُ أَيْضًا لاَ تُظْلِمُ لَدَيْكَ، وَاللَّيْلُ مِثْلَ النَّهَارِ يُضِيءُ. كَالظُّلْمَةِ هكَذَا النُّورُ.

For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.

لأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اقْتَنَيْتَ كُلْيَتَيَّ. نَسَجْتَنِي فِي بَطْنِ أُمِّي.

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

أَحْمَدُكَ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنِّي قَدِ امْتَزْتُ عَجَبًا. عَجِيبَةٌ هِيَ أَعْمَالُكَ، وَنَفْسِي تَعْرِفُ ذلِكَ يَقِينًا.

My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

لَمْ تَخْتَفِ عَنْكَ عِظَامِي حِينَمَا صُنِعْتُ فِي الْخَفَاءِ، وَرُقِمْتُ فِي أَعْمَاقِ الأَرْضِ.

Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.

رَأَتْ عَيْنَاكَ أَعْضَائِي، وَفِي سِفْرِكَ كُلُّهَا كُتِبَتْ يَوْمَ تَصَوَّرَتْ، إِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهَا.

How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

مَا أَكْرَمَ أَفْكَارَكَ يَا اَللهُ عِنْدِي! مَا أَكْثَرَ جُمْلَتَهَا!

If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.

إِنْ أُحْصِهَا فَهِيَ أَكْثَرُ مِنَ الرَّمْلِ. اسْتَيْقَظْتُ وَأَنَا بَعْدُ مَعَكَ.

Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.

لَيْتَكَ تَقْتُلُ الأَشْرَارَ يَا اَللهُ. فَيَا رِجَالَ الدِّمَاءِ، ابْعُدُوا عَنِّي.

For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.

الَّذِينَ يُكَلِّمُونَكَ بِالْمَكْرِ نَاطِقِينَ بِالْكَذِبِ، هُمْ أَعْدَاؤُكَ.

Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

أَلاَ أُبْغِضُ مُبْغِضِيكَ يَا رَبُّ، وَأَمْقُتُ مُقَاوِمِيكَ؟

I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.

بُغْضًا تَامًّا أَبْغَضْتُهُمْ. صَارُوا لِي أَعْدَاءً.

Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

اخْتَبِرْنِي يَا اَللهُ وَاعْرِفْ قَلْبِي. امْتَحِنِّي وَاعْرِفْ أَفْكَارِي.

And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

وَانْظُرْ إِنْ كَانَ فِيَّ طَرِيقٌ بَاطِلٌ، وَاهْدِنِي طَرِيقًا أَبَدِيًّا.