Psalms 139:5 · KJV
“Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.”
— Psalms 139:5
For {there is} not a word in my tongue, {but}, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
{Such} knowledge {is} too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot {attain} unto it.
Psalms 139 — Context
Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted {with} all my ways. {compassest: or, winnowest}
4For {there is} not a word in my tongue, {but}, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
5Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
6{Such} knowledge {is} too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot {attain} unto it.
7Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
Cross References
Psalms 34:7
The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.
Deuteronomy 33:27
The eternal God {is thy} refuge, and underneath {are} the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy {them}.
Revelation 1:17
And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
Job 23:8-9
Behold, I go forward, but he {is} not {there}; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:
Exodus 24:11
And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.
Job 9:33
Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, {that} might lay his hand upon us both. {any...: Heb. one that should argue} {daysman: or, umpire}