"O YAHWEH, YOU know me:
YOU have scrutinized me.
YOU know when I sit and when I rise;
beforehand, YOU discern my thoughts.
YOU observe my activities and times of rest;
YOU are familiar with all my ways.
Before a word is formed in my mouth,
YOU know what it is all about, O YAHWEH.
From front to back YOU hedge me around,
shielding me with YOUR protecting hand.
YOUR knowledge leaves me astounded,
it is too high for me to reach.
Where else could I go from YOUR Spirit?
Where could I flee from YOUR presence?
YOU are there, if I ascend the heavens;
YOU are there, if I descend to the depths.
If I ride on the wings of the dawn,
and settle on the far side of the sea,
even there, YOUR hand shall guide me,
and YOUR right hand shall hold me safely.
Shall I say, 'Let darkness hide me,
I prefer the night as my light?'
But darkness, for YOU, is not dark;
and night, for YOU, shines as the day.
It was YOU who formed my inmost part
and knit me together in my mother's womb.
I thank YOU for these wonders YOU have done,
and my heart praises YOU, for YOUR marvelous deeds.
Even my bones were known to YOU
when I was being formed in secret,
fashioned in the depths of the earth."
- Psalm 139:1-15
(Our thoughts may sweep and soar over the world, over the bewildering profusion of the galaxies, and know that GOD is there, wherever our mind's eye looks--and that HE is also in the depths of our own soul.
The human architecture is so divine that it carries the imprint of GOD. The adventures of this wonderful work of GOD which is the human being are affectionately cared for, by the divine care. Isn't it irrational for anyone to hate the LORD, since, all good things come from HIM? The ways of GOD are unsearchable, HIS wisdom is an abyss [cf. Romans 11:33], GOD gets close to us and embraces us, not to condemn us, but to guide our feet toward HIS love. If we want to taste divine love and appreciate the dignity of man, it will do us good, to pray with this magnificent psalm.)
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