Verse 5
Psalms 139:5
Young's Literal Translation
5
Behind and before Thou hast besieged me, And Thou dost place on me Thy hand.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אָח֣וֹר וָ/קֶ֣דֶם צַרְתָּ֑/נִי וַ/תָּ֖שֶׁת עָלַ֣/י כַּפֶּֽ/כָה
English Translation
You have afflicted me from behind and before, and laid your hand upon me.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 139 Context
1
To the Overseer. -- A Psalm by David. Jehovah, Thou hast searched me, and knowest.
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Thou -- Thou hast known my sitting down, And my rising up, Thou hast attended to my thoughts from af...
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My path and my couch Thou hast fanned, And [with] all my ways hast been acquainted.
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For there is not a word in my tongue, Lo, O Jehovah, Thou hast known it all!
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Behind and before Thou hast besieged me, And Thou dost place on me Thy hand.
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Knowledge too wonderful for me, It hath been set on high, I am not able for it.
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7
Whither do I go from Thy Spirit? And whither from Thy face do I flee?
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8
If I ascend the heavens -- there Thou [art], And spread out a couch in Sheol, lo, Thee!
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9
I take the wings of morning, I dwell in the uttermost part of the sea,
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10
Also there Thy hand doth lead me, And Thy right hand doth hold me.
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11
And I say, 'Surely darkness bruiseth me, Then night [is] light to me.
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12
Also darkness hideth not from Thee, And night as day shineth, as [is] darkness so [is] light.
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13
For Thou -- Thou hast possessed my reins, Thou dost cover me in my mother's belly.
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14
I confess Thee, because that [with] wonders I have been distinguished. Wonderful [are] Thy works, An...
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15
My substance was not hid from Thee, When I was made in secret, Curiously wrought in the lower part o...
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16
Mine unformed substance Thine eyes saw, And on Thy book all of them are written, The days they were...
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17
And to me how precious have been Thy thoughts, O God (Elohim), how great hath been their sum!
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18
I recount them! than the sand they are more, I have waked, and I am still with Thee.
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19
Dost Thou slay, O God (Elohim), the wicked? Then, men of blood, turn aside from me!
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20
Who exchange Thee for wickedness, Lifted up to vanity [are] Thine enemies.
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21
Do not I hate, Jehovah, those hating Thee? And with Thy withstanders grieve myself?
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22
[With] perfect hatred I have hated them, Enemies they have become to me.
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23
Search me, O God (Elohim), and know my heart, Try me, and know my thoughts,
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24
And see if a grievous way be in me, And lead me in a way age-during!
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