Psalm 139:5 “You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me.”

Psalm 139:5

You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

You hem me in behind and before. You laid your hand on me.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Thou holdest mee straite behinde and before, and layest thine hand vpon me.

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

Behind and before Thou hast besieged me, And Thou dost place on me Thy hand.

Bible in Basic English

I am shut in by you on every side, and you have put your hand on me.

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Cross references

“beset me”

Deuteronomy 33:27 Job 23:8 Job 23:9

Deuteronomy 33:27 · BSB

The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’

Job 23:8 · BSB

If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.

Job 23:9 · BSB

When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.

“and laid”

Revelation 1:17 Exodus 24:11

Revelation 1:17 · BSB

When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,

Exodus 24:11 · BSB

But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank.

Also

Psalm 34:7 Job 9:33

Psalm 34:7 · BSB

The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.

Job 9:33 · BSB

Nor is there a mediator between us, to lay his hand upon us both.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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.

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