5Behind and before Thou hast besieged me, And Thou dost place on me Thy hand.


In Context

2 Thou — Thou hast known my sitting down, And my rising up, Thou hast attended to my thoughts from afar.

3 My path and my couch Thou hast fanned, And with all my ways hast been acquainted.

4 For there is not a word in my tongue, Lo, O Jehovah, Thou hast known it all!

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

6 Knowledge too wonderful for me, It hath been set on high, I am not able for it.

7 Whither do I go from Thy Spirit? And whither from Thy face do I flee?

Psalm 139:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

139:5Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

139:5You hem me in-behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

139:5Behold, O Lord, thou hast known all things, the last and those of old: thou hast formed me, and hast laid thy hand upon me.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

139:5Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thy hand upon me.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

139:5Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thy hand upon me.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

139:5Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

139:5Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thy hand upon me.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

139:5You hem me in behind and before. You laid your hand on me.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

139:5You have beset me behind and before, and laid your hand on me.