Verse 5
Psalms 139:5
American Standard Version Byzantine Text
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Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thy hand upon me.
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
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and known me.
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2
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising; Thou understandest my thought afar off.
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3
Thou searchest out my path and my lying down, And art acquainted with all my ways.
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For there is not a word in my tongue, But, lo, O Jehovah, thou knowest it altogether.
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Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thy hand upon me.
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Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain unto it.
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7
Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
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8
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there.
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9
If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
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10
Even there shall thy hand lead me, And thy right hand shall hold me.
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11
If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, And the light about me shall be night;
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12
Even the darkness hideth not from thee, But the night shineth as the day: The darkness and the light...
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13
For thou didst form my inward parts: Thou didst cover me in my mother’s womb.
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14
I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: Wonderful are thy works; And...
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15
My frame was not hidden from thee, When I was made in secret, And curiously wrought in the lowest pa...
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Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance; And in thy book they were all written, Even the days tha...
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17
How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God (Elohim)! How great is the sum of them!
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18
If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: When I awake, I am still with thee.
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19
Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God (Elohim): Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men.
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20
For they speak against thee wickedly, And thine enemies take thy name in vain.
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21
Do not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee? And am not I grieved with those that rise up against...
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22
I hate them with perfect hatred: They are become mine enemies.
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23
Search me, O God (Elohim), and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts;
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And see if there be any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.
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