Psalms 139:5

אָחוֹר וָקֶדֶם צַרְתָּנִי וַתָּשֶׁת עָלַי כַּפֶּֽכָה ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.

In Context

4כִּי אֵין מִלָּה בִּלְשׁוֹנִי הֵן יְהוָה יָדַעְתָּ כֻלָּֽהּ ׃

6פלאיה דַעַת מִמֶּנִּי נִשְׂגְּבָה לֹא ־ אוּכַֽל לָֽהּ ׃

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Cross References

Exodus 24:11וְאֶל ־ אֲצִילֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לֹא שָׁלַח יָדוֹ וַֽיֶּחֱזוּ אֶת ־ הָאֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאכְלוּ וַיִּשְׁתּֽוּ ׃ ס

Job 9:33לֹא יֵשׁ ־ בֵּינֵינוּ מוֹכִיחַ יָשֵׁת יָדוֹ עַל ־ שְׁנֵֽינוּ ׃

Psalms 34:7זֶה עָנִי קָרָא וַיהוָה שָׁמֵעַ וּמִכָּל ־ צָרוֹתָיו הוֹשִׁיעֽוֹ ׃

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 →

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