Psalm 139:5
Strong's Lexicon
You hem me in
צַרְתָּ֑נִי (ṣar·tā·nî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 6696: 1) to bind, besiege, confine, cramp 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to confine, secure 1a2) to shut in, beseige 1a3) to shut up, enclose 2) (Qal) to show hostility to, be an adversary, treat as foe 3) (Qal) to form, fashion, delineate

behind
אָח֣וֹר (’ā·ḥō·wr)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 268: 1) the back side, the rear 1a) backwards 1b) hereafter (of time) 1c) behind

and before;
וָקֶ֣דֶם (wā·qe·ḏem)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6924: n m 1) east, antiquity, front, that which is before, aforetime 1a) front, from the front or east, in front, mount of the East 1b) ancient time, aforetime, ancient, from of old, earliest time 1c) anciently, of old (adverb) 1d) beginning 1e) east adv 2) eastward, to or toward the East

You have laid
וַתָּ֖שֶׁת (wat·tā·šeṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7896: 1) to put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put, lay (hand upon) 1a2) to set, station, appoint, fix, set mind to 1a3) to constitute, make (one something), make like, perform 1a4) to take one's stand 1a5) to lay waste 1b) (Hophal) to be imposed, be set upon

Your hand
כַּפֶּֽכָה׃ (kap·pe·ḵāh)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3709: 1) palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand 1a) palm, hollow or flat of the hand 1b) power 1c) sole (of the foot) 1d) hollow, objects, bending objects, bent objects 1d1) of thigh-joint 1d2) pan, vessel (as hollow) 1d3) hollow (of sling) 1d4) hand-shaped branches or fronds (of palm trees) 1d5) handles (as bent)

upon me.
עָלַ֣י (‘ā·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me.

Young's Literal Translation
Behind and before Thou hast besieged me, And Thou dost place on me Thy hand.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You have encircled me; You have placed Your hand on me.

New American Standard Bible
You have enclosed me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me.

King James Bible
Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me.

New Living Translation
You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head.

English Standard Version
You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me.

New American Standard Bible
You have enclosed me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me.

King James Bible
Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You have encircled me; You have placed Your hand on me.

International Standard Version
You encircle me from back to front, placing your hand upon me.

NET Bible
You squeeze me in from behind and in front; you place your hand on me.

American Standard Version
Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thy hand upon me.

English Revised Version
Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.

Young's Literal Translation
Behind and before Thou hast besieged me, And Thou dost place on me Thy hand.
















Cross References
Job 9:33
Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.

Psalm 34:7
The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

Psalm 125:2
As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 139:4
For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.

Psalm 139:3
Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.

Psalm 139:2
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.

Psalm 139:6
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

Psalm 139:7
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

Psalm 139:8
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
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