The Inescapable God
Psalm 139
1 To him that excelleth. A Psalm of David. O Lord, thou hast tried me and known me.
2 Thou knowest my sitting and my rising; thou understandest my thought afar off. 3 Thou compassest my paths, and my lying down, and art accustomed to all my ways. 4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but lo, thou knowest it wholly, O Lord. 5 Thou holdest me straight behind and before, and layest thine hand upon me. 6 Thy knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is so high that I cannot attain unto it. 7 Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8 If I ascend into heaven, thou art there; if I lie down in hell, thou art there. 9 Let me take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 10 Yet thither shall thine hand lead me, and thy right hand hold me. 11 If I say, Yet the darkness shall hide me, even the night shall be light about me. 12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee, but the night shineth as the day; the darkness and light are both alike. 13 For thou hast possessed my reins; thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. 14 I will praise thee, for I am fearfully and wondrously made; marvelous are thy works, and my soul knoweth it well. 15 My bones are not hid from thee, though I was made in a secret place, and fashioned beneath in the earth. 16 Thine eyes did see me, when I was without form; for in thy book were all things written, which in continuance were fashioned, when there was none of them before. 17 How dear therefore are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them!18 If I should count them, they are more than the sand; when I wake, I am still with thee.
19 Oh that thou wouldest slay, O God, the wicked and bloody men, to whom I say, Depart ye from me! 20 Which speak wickedly of thee, and being thine enemies are lifted up in vain. 21 Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? And do not I earnestly contend with those that rise up against thee? 22 I hate them with an unfeigned hatred, as they were mine utter enemies. 23 Try me, O God, and know mine heart; prove me and know my thoughts, 24 And consider if there be any way of wickedness in me, and lead me in the way forever.1 Corinthians 14:8
And also if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to battle?
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