Psalms 139:5

Psalms 139:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
• New International Version (NIV)You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You have hedged me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me.

Context of Psalms 139:5

3You see me when I go out, and you see me when I stay at home. You know everything that I do! 4Yes Lord, before I open my mouth to speak, you know what I will say. You are all around me, in front of me and behind me. You put your hand on me to help me. 6You know so much about me, it is wonderful. I cannot understand it. My thoughts cannot reach as high as that! 7Is there anywhere that I can go to run away from your Spirit? Anywhere that I go, you are already there!

Psalms 139:5 word by word

אָח֣וֹר וָקֶ֣דֶם צַרְתָּ֑נִי וַתָּ֖שֶׁת עָלַ֣י כַּפֶּֽכָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou hast besetצוּרtsûr · to confineH6696
• me behindאָחוֹר'âchôr 'âchôr · backH268
• and beforeקֶ֫דֶםqedem qêdmâh · front: oldH6924
• and laidשִׁיתshîyth · to set: putH7896
• thine handכַּףkaph · palmH3709

Cross-references for Psalms 139:5

• Deuteronomy 33:27He is the God who lives for ever. He is the safe place where you can hide. His strong arms are always there, to hold you safely. He will chase away your enemies as you attack them. He says to you, “Destroy them!”
• Job 23:8I look for God in the east, but he is not there. I do not find him in the west either.
• Exodus 24:11God did not hurt those Israelite leaders. They saw God. They ate a meal and they drank together.
• Revelation 1:17When I saw him, I fell down at his feet like a dead person. Then he put his right hand on me, and he said to me, ‘Do not be afraid! I am the one who is the first and also the last.

Commentaries on Psalms 139:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Thou hast beset me behind and before - The word rendered “beset” - צור tsûr - means properly to press; to press upon; to compress. It has reference commonly to the siege of a city, or to the pressing on of troops in war; and then it comes to mean to besiege, hem in, closely surround, so that there is no way of escape. This is the idea here - that God was on every side of him; that he could not escape in any direction. He was like a garrison besieged in a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-6The Lord's all-knowing and all-powerful nature provides comfort to the godly, but it troubles the wicked (Psalm 2:3).Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 5From the rear and the front My face and my back.Read the comment

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• Attain
• Continuance
• Count
• Cover
• Curiously
• Fearfully
• Hold
• Sum
• Uprising
• Wonderfully

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