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Psalms 139:4
4You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord.
Psalms 139:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.
- New International Version (NIV)Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether.
Context of Psalms 139:4
2You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. 3You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do. You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord. 5You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head. 6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand!
Read all of Psalms 139Psalms 139:4 word by word
כִּ֤י אֵ֣ין מִ֭לָּה בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֑י הֵ֥ן יְ֝הוָ֗ה יָדַ֥עְתָּ כֻלָּֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 139:4
- Psalms 19:14May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
- Job 8:2“How long will you go on like this? You sound like a blustering wind.
- Job 38:2“Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorant words?
- Job 42:3You asked, ‘Who is this that questions my wisdom with such ignorance?’ It is I—and I was talking about things I knew nothing about, things far too wonderful for me.
- Zephaniah 1:12“I will search with lanterns in Jerusalem’s darkest corners to punish those who sit complacent in their sins. They think the Lord will do nothing to them, either good or bad.
- Malachi 3:13“You have said terrible things about me,” says the Lord. “But you say, ‘What do you mean? What have we said against you?’
- Matthew 12:35A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart.
- James 1:26If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.
- James 3:2Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way.
- Psalms 50:19Your mouth is filled with wickedness, and your tongue is full of lies.
- Jeremiah 29:23For these men have done terrible things among my people. They have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives and have lied in my name, saying things I did not command. I am a witness to this. I, the Lord, have spoken.”
- Hebrews 4:12For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.
Commentaries on Psalms 139:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4For there is not a word in my tongue - All that I say; all that I have power to say; all that I am disposed at any time to say. But lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether - All that pertains to it. What is “said,” and what is “meant.” Merely to “hear” what is spoken does not imply necessarily a full knowledge of what is said - for it may be false, insincere, hypocritical. God knows exactly what is said and what is “meant.”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
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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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