Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me. New Living Translation You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head. English Standard Version You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. Berean Standard Bible You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me. King James Bible Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. New King James Version You have hedged me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me. New American Standard Bible You have encircled me behind and in front, And placed Your hand upon me. NASB 1995 You have enclosed me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me. NASB 1977 Thou hast enclosed me behind and before, And laid Thy hand upon me. Legacy Standard Bible You have enclosed me behind and before, And You have put Your hand upon me. Amplified Bible You have enclosed me behind and before, And [You have] placed Your hand upon me. Christian Standard Bible You have encircled me; you have placed your hand on me. Holman Christian Standard Bible You have encircled me; You have placed Your hand on me. American Standard Version Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thy hand upon me. Aramaic Bible in Plain English For from the beginning to the end you have formed me, and you have set your hand upon me. Brenton Septuagint Translation the last and the first: thou hast fashioned me, and laid thine hand upon me. Contemporary English Version and with your powerful arm you protect me from every side. Douay-Rheims Bible Behold, O Lord, thou hast known all things, the last and those of old: thou hast formed me, and hast laid thy hand upon me. English Revised Version Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. GOD'S WORD® Translation You are all around me-in front of me and in back of me. You lay your hand on me. Good News Translation You are all around me on every side; you protect me with your power. International Standard Version You encircle me from back to front, placing your hand upon me. JPS Tanakh 1917 Thou hast hemmed me in behind and before, And laid Thy hand upon me. Literal Standard Version You have besieged me behind and before, | And You place Your hand on me. Majority Standard Bible You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me. New American Bible Behind and before you encircle me and rest your hand upon me. NET Bible You squeeze me in from behind and in front; you place your hand on me. New Revised Standard Version You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. New Heart English Bible You encircle me behind and in front, and you place your hand upon me. Webster's Bible Translation Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thy hand upon me. World English Bible You hem me in behind and before. You laid your hand on me. Young's Literal Translation Behind and before Thou hast besieged me, And Thou dost place on me Thy hand. Additional Translations ... Context You Have Searched Me and Known Me…4Even before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD. 5You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me. 6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.… Cross References Job 9:33 Nor is there a mediator between us, to lay his hand upon us both. Psalm 34:7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them. Psalm 125:2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people, both now and forevermore. Treasury of Scripture You have beset me behind and before, and laid your hand on me. beset me Deuteronomy 33:27 The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them. Job 23:8,9 Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him: … and laid Exodus 24:11 And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink. Revelation 1:17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last: Jump to Previous Beset Besieged Enclosed Hand Hem Hemmed Laid Shut SideJump to Next Beset Besieged Enclosed Hand Hem Hemmed Laid Shut SidePsalm 139 1. David praises God for his all-seeing providence17. And for this infinite mercies 19. He defies the wicked 23. He prays for sincerity (5) Beset--as a beleagured city from which there is no escape.Verse 5. - Thou hast beset me behind and before; i.e. "thou art ever close to me, and therefore hast complete knowledge of me. Thine omniscience arises out of thy omnipresence." And laid thine hand upon me. To uphold me, and at the same time to restrain me (comp. ver. 10). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You hem me inצַרְתָּ֑נִי (ṣar·tā·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 6696: To confine, bind, besiege behind אָח֣וֹר (’ā·ḥō·wr) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 268: The hinder part, behind, backward, the West and before; וָקֶ֣דֶם (wā·qe·ḏem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6924: The front, of place, time You have laid וַתָּ֖שֶׁת (wat·tā·šeṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7896: To put, set Your hand כַּפֶּֽכָה׃ (kap·pe·ḵāh) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3709: Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan upon me. עָלַ֣י (‘ā·lay) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Links Psalm 139:5 NIVPsalm 139:5 NLT Psalm 139:5 ESV Psalm 139:5 NASB Psalm 139:5 KJV Psalm 139:5 BibleApps.com Psalm 139:5 Biblia Paralela Psalm 139:5 Chinese Bible Psalm 139:5 French Bible Psalm 139:5 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 139:5 You hem me in behind and before (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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