Corporate Prayer Psalm 139

PRAYER PSALM 139

Baruch Ata, YHVH - Elohey Yisrael, Avi’nu

(Bless You, YHVH - Elohim of Israel, our Father).

O YHVH, You are Cha’yey’nu (our Life); You have searched us and known us.   You know our sitting down and our rising up; You understand our every thought from afar.  You comprehend our path and our lying down and are acquainted with all our ways.  For there is not a word on our tongues; but behold, El Ro’eh (God Who Sees and Provides), You know it altogether.  You have hedged us in, behind and before and laid Your hand upon us.  Such knowledge is too wonderful for us; it is too high, we cannot attain it.

 Where can we go from Your Spirit; or where can we flee from Your presence, Ribon Olam (Sovereign of the Universe)?  If we ascend into heaven, You are there; if we make our bed in hell, behold, You are there.  If we take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there Your hand shall lead us; and Your right hand shall hold us.  If we say, "Surely the darkness shall fall on us," Even the night shall be light about us; indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, Orey’nu (our Light); but the night shines as the day; the darkness and the light are both alike to You.

 For You, Bor’ey’nu  (our Creator), formed our inward parts; You covered us in our mothers’ womb.  We will praise You, Boreh Olam (Creator of the Universe), for we are fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works; and that our souls know very well.  Our frame was not hidden from You, El Olam (Eternal God), when we were made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.  Your eyes saw our substance, being yet unformed; and in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for us, when as yet there were none of them.

 How precious also are Your thoughts to us, Eley’nu (our God)!  How great is the sum of them!  If we should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; when we awake, we are still with You.

 Oh, that You, Shofet Tzedek (Judge of Righteousness), would slay the wicked!  For they speak against You wickedly; Your enemies take Your name in vain.  Do we not hate them, YHVH, who hate You? And do we not loathe those who rise up against You? We hate them with perfect hatred; We count them our enemies.  Therefore depart from us, you bloodthirsty men! 

 Search us, YHVH - Tzid’key’nu (our Righteousness), and know our heart; Try us, and know our anxious thoughts; see if there is any wicked way in us; and lead us in the way everlasting.

 Hallelu-Yah!!!  For You, YHVH, are Elohim.  You are Elohey Yisrael, Elohey Avraham, Yitzchak and Ya’acov.  Avi’nu the Almighty reigns!