Psalms 139:5
3 You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways.
4 Even before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD.
You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
7 Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me.
- KJV
- Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
- WEB
- You hem me in behind and before. You laid your hand on me.
- ASV
- Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thy hand upon me.
- DARBY
- Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thy hand upon me.
- BLB
- Behind and before, You hem me in, and You have laid Your hand upon me.
- ÅB
- Bakfra og forfra omgir du meg, og du legger din hånd på meg.
- OTB
- Du omgir meg bakfra og forfra,
Og legger Din hånd på meg. - B1930
- Bakfra og forfra omgir du mig, og du legger din hånd på mig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 34:7
The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 33:27
The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’
Read in contextRevelation 1:17
When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
Read in contextJob 23:8–9
If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.
Read in contextExodus 24:11
But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank.
Read in contextJob 9:33
Nor is there a mediator between us, to lay his hand upon us both.
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