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Where Shall I Go From Your Spirt, O God?
Psalm 139
Dwight Armstrong

Lord, You have searched and have compassed my path;
You, O Eternal God, know all my ways.
You are before me and you are behind;
There is no word on my tongue that You miss.
My downfall and my uprising You know;
Your knowledge, Lord, is so far above me.

Where shall I go from Your Spirit, O God?
Where shall I flee from Your presence, O Lord?
If up to heaven, behold You are there;
If down to hell, You would soon find me there;
If I take wings or dwell far out at sea,
Even Your right hand shall hold me, O God.

Though darkness comes and the night covers me.
Even the darkness hides nothing from God.
Yea, even darkness shall shine as the day;
To the Eternal they both are alike.
He knew my life long before I was born;
How vast, O God, is the sum of Your thoughts!