Psalms 139:5
Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thy hand upon me.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
In Context
4For there is not yet a word on my tongue, [but] lo, O Jehovah, thou knowest it altogether.
6O knowledge too wonderful for me! it is high, I cannot [attain] unto it.
Cross References
Exodus 24:11And on the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: they saw God, and ate and drank.
Job 9:33There is not an umpire between us, who should lay his hand upon us both.
Psalms 34:7The angel of Jehovah encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 139:2-7
The Omniscience of God. 1 O Lord , thou hast searched me, and known me. 2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. 3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. 4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord , thou knowest it altogether. 5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. David here lays down this great doctrine,… Read the whole commentary →