Psalms 139:5
You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
In Context
4Even before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD.
6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
Cross References
Exodus 24:11But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank.
Job 9:33Nor is there a mediator between us, to lay his hand upon us both.
Psalms 34:7The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers 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 →