Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 139:2
2You know when I sit down and when I stand up; you understand my thoughts from far away.
Psalms 139:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
- New International Version (NIV)You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off.
Context of Psalms 139:2
1Lord, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I stand up; you understand my thoughts from far away. 3You observe my travels and my rest; you are aware of all my ways. 4Before a word is on my tongue, you know all about it, Lord.
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אַתָּ֣ה יָ֭דַעְתָּ שִׁבְתִּ֣י וְקוּמִ֑י בַּ֥נְתָּה לְ֝רֵעִ֗י מֵרָחֽוֹק׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 139:2
- Psalms 56:8You yourself have recorded my wanderings. Put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book?
- Genesis 16:13So she named the Lord who spoke to her: “You are El-roi,” for she said, “In this place, have I actually seen the one who sees me?”
- 2 Kings 6:12One of his servants said, “No one, my lord the king. Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel even the words you speak in your bedroom.”
- 2 Kings 19:27But I know your sitting down, your going out and your coming in, and your raging against me.
- Proverbs 15:3The eyes of the Lord are everywhere, observing the wicked and the good.
- Isaiah 37:28But I know your sitting down, your going out and your coming in, and your raging against me.
- Zechariah 4:10For who despises the day of small things? These seven eyes of the Lord, which scan throughout the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the ceremonial stone in Zerubbabel’s hand.”
- Psalms 94:11The Lord knows the thoughts of mankind; they are futile.
- Matthew 9:4Perceiving their thoughts, Jesus said, “Why are you thinking evil things in your hearts?
- Luke 9:47But Jesus, knowing their inner thoughts, took a little child and had him stand next to him.
- John 2:24Jesus, however, would not entrust himself to them, since he knew them all
- 1 Corinthians 4:5So don’t judge anything prematurely, before the Lord comes, who will both bring to light what is hidden in darkness and reveal the intentions of the hearts. And then praise will come to each one from God.
- Ezekiel 38:10“‘This is what the Lord God says: On that day, thoughts will arise in your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.
Commentaries on Psalms 139:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Thou knowest my downsitting - In the various circumstances of life, thou knowest me. Thou knowest me in one place as well as in another. I cannot so change my position that thou will not see me, and that thou wilt not be perfectly acquainted with all that I say, and all that I do. In every posture, in every movement, in every occupation, thou hast a full knowledge of me. I cannot go out of thy sight; I cannot put myself into such a position that thou…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2The phrase when I sit and when I rise refers to everyday activities (compare Deuteronomy 6:6–9).Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 2You understand how to attach me from afar You understand from afar [how] to attract me to Your friendship and to Your love.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 139
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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