Psalms 139:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.”
Psalms 139:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Psalms 139:5 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Psalms 139:5 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Psalms 139:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“You hem me in behind and before. You laid your hand on me.”
Psalms 139:5 — World English Bible
Psalms 139:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thy hand upon me. ”
Psalms 139:5 — American Standard Version
Psalms 139:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Behind and before Thou hast besieged me, And Thou dost place on me Thy hand.”
Psalms 139:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Psalms 139:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“ Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thy hand upon me. ”
Psalms 139:5 — Darby Translation
Psalms 139:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Thou holdest mee straite behinde and before, and layest thine hand vpon me.”
Psalms 139:5 — Geneva Bible
Psalms 139:5 in Context — Psalms 139
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.
7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
What Does Psalms 139:5 Mean?
Psalms 139:5 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 139. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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