Lord,

you understand me,

you know my every thought,

my brain is not a mystery to you.

Enter into my mind, Lord,

guide and direct my thoughts.

Be before me when I speak,

be beside me when I act,

be within me when I listen,

that I might possess

the wisdom born of love,

for you are love,

the love which understands

everything.

 

Frank Topping, 1937-, English minister and author

 

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O Lord, you have searched me and known me!
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
    you discern my thoughts from afar.
You search out my path and my lying down
    and are acquainted with all my ways.
Even before a word is on my tongue,
    behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.
You hem me in, behind and before,
    and lay your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
    it is high; I cannot attain it.