Psalm 139, Book V, asks the Lord to search for what is good and what is not good in us. We are thankful for everything good and for all that God has given us. We are, also, thankful for everything that is not good because we grow from learning what our faults are. In both cases, we ask God to lead us to the everlasting way.
Psalm 139
The Lord knows who I am because He made me.
He knows the good and the bad, as well as understanding when I am lost.
He knows when I walk my path and when I lie down, as well as acknowledging all my ways.
He knows every word in my mind and in my speech.
He knows my coming and going by laying His hands on me.
His knowledge of who I am is both amazing and frightful.
His spirit and His presence are always around me.
He is with me in heaven and in hell.
If I fly heavenward in the morning and swim in the ocean at night, He leads and comforts me.
The darkness of night will become light around me, and both are alike to Him.
The Lord possesses my being, and He has covered me in my mother’s womb.
My soul praises the Lord as I am fearfully and wonderfully made by Him.
When I was made in secret, the Lord did not hide from me.
Though I was imperfect, He saw my substance.
The Lord’s thoughts about me are precious and wonderful.
His thoughts are greater than the sands, and He is with me even as I sleep.
The Lord has promised to slay my enemies when they speak falsehoods about Him.
I grieve for my enemies, and I desire no harm to come to them.
Because I hate them perfectly, I count them as His enemies.
Search me, O Lord, know my heart, and know my thoughts.
If there is any wickedness in me, lead me, O Lord, to the everlasting way.
Anna Hartt
