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David marvels that the LORD has searched and known him completely — every thought, every word before it is spoken, every day written before one of them came to be. Neither heaven, nor Sheol, nor the far side of the sea is beyond God's presence; the psalm wonders at being fearfully and wonderfully made, knit together in the womb, and ends by inviting that same searching gaze: see if there is any wicked way in me.
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1 Yahweh, you have searched me, and you know me.
2 You know my sitting down and my rising up. You perceive my thoughts from afar.
3 You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word on my tongue, but, behold, Yahweh, you know it altogether.
5 You hem me in behind and before. You laid your hand on me.
6 This knowledge is beyond me. It’s lofty. I can’t attain it.
7 Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence?
8 If I ascend up into heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, you are there!
9 If I take the wings of the dawn, and settle in the uttermost parts of the sea;
10 Even there your hand will lead me, and your right hand will hold me.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me; the light around me will be night”;
12 even the darkness doesn’t hide from you, but the night shines as the day. The darkness is like light to you.
13 For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.
15 My frame wasn’t hidden from you, when I was made in secret, woven together in the depths of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my body. In your book they were all written, the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there were none of them.
17 How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is their sum!
18 If I would count them, they are more in number than the sand. When I wake up, I am still with you.
19 If only you, God, would kill the wicked. Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men!
20 For they speak against you wickedly. Your enemies take your name in vain.
21 Yahweh, don’t I hate those who hate you? Am I not grieved with those who rise up against you?
22 I hate them with perfect hatred. They have become my enemies.
23 Search me, God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts.
24 See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way.
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Psalms 139 study resources: word-by-word Hebrew interlinear with Strong's numbers, 24 cross-references, 4 Early-Church citations.
Cross-references in Psalms 139 (24)
- v.23 Psalms 26:2
- v.1 Hebrews 4:13
- v.13 Jeremiah 1:5
- v.14 Genesis 1:26-27
- v.14 Psalms 111:2
- v.23 1 Peter 1:7
- v.23 Job 31:6
- v.14 Psalms 104:24
- v.1 Jeremiah 12:3
- v.13 Psalms 119:73
- v.23 Proverbs 17:3
- v.13 Isaiah 44:2
- v.24 Psalms 143:10
- v.23 Deuteronomy 8:2
- v.1 Jeremiah 17:9-10
- v.10 Psalms 23:3
- v.14 Psalms 92:4-5
- v.1 Psalms 44:21
- v.13 Job 31:15
- v.7 Jeremiah 23:23-24
- v.13 Job 10:9-12
- v.23 Psalms 139:1
- v.1 Psalms 17:3
- v.16 Psalms 56:8
Hebrew interlinear — Psalms 139:1–24 (171 words)
2
- אַתָּ֣הʾattâattah: thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youH859
- יָ֭דַעְתָּyādaʿtāyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
- שִׁבְתִּ֣יšibtîyashab: (properly) to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet)H3427
- וְקוּמִ֑יwĕqûmîquwm: to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)H6965
- בַּ֥נְתָּהbantâbiyn: to separate mentally (or distinguish); (generally) understandH995
- לְ֝רֵעִ֗יlĕrēʿîrea`: a thought (as association of ideas)H7454
- מֵרָחֽוֹק׃mērāḥôqrachowq: remote, literally or figuratively, of place or timeH7350
3
- אָרְחִ֣יʾorḥîorach: (literally or figuratively) a well-trodden roadH734
- וְרִבְעִ֣יwĕribʿîreba`: prostration (for sleep)H7252
- זֵרִ֑יתָzērîtāzarah: to toss about; (by implication) to diffuse, winnowH2219
- וְֽכָלwĕkolkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
- דְּרָכַ֥יdĕrākayderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
- הִסְכַּֽנְתָּה׃hiskantâcakan: to be familiar with; (by implication) to minister to, be serviceable to, be customaryH5532
4
- כִּ֤יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- אֵ֣יןʾênayin: a non-entity; (generally) used as a negative particleH369
- מִ֭לָּהmillâmillah: a word; collectively, a discourseH4405
- בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֑יbilšônîlashown: the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and...H3956
- הֵ֥ןhēnhen: lo!; (as expressing surprise) ifH2005
- יְ֝הוָ֗הyĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
- יָדַ֥עְתָּyādaʿtāyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
- כֻלָּֽהּ׃kullāhkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
5
- אָח֣וֹרʾāḥôrachowr: the hinder part; (hence, adverbly) behind, backwardH268
- וָקֶ֣דֶםwāqedemqedem: the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity)H6924
- צַרְתָּ֑נִיṣartānîtsuwr: to cramp, i.e. confine (in many applications, literally and figuratively, formative or hostile)H6696
- וַתָּ֖שֶׁתwattāšetshiyth: to place (in a very wide application)H7896
- עָלַ֣יʿālay`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
- כַּפֶּֽכָה׃kappekâkaph: the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the...H3709
6
- פְּלִ֣איָֽהpĕliʾyâpil'iy: remarkableH6383
- דַ֣עַתdaʿatda`ath: knowledgeH1847
- מִמֶּ֑נִּיmimmennîmin: (properly) a part of; (hence, prepositionally) from or out of (in many senses)H4480
- נִ֝שְׂגְּבָ֗הniśgĕbâsagab: to be lofty, especially inaccessible; (causatively) to make loftyH7682
- לֹאlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
- א֥וּכַֽלʾûkalyakol: to be able; (literally) can, couldH3201
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- אָ֭נָ֥הʾānâan: where?; (hence) whither?, when?H575
- אֵלֵ֣ךְʾēlēkhalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
- מֵרוּחֶ֑ךָmērûḥekāruwach: wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalationH7307
- וְ֝אָ֗נָהwĕʾānâan: where?; (hence) whither?, when?H575
- מִפָּנֶ֥יךָmippānêkāpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
- אֶבְרָֽח׃ʾebrāḥbarach: to bolt; (figuratively) to flee suddenlyH1272
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- אִםʾimim: (used very widely as demonstrative) lo!; (interrogatively) whether?H518
- אֶסַּ֣קʾessaqnacaq: to go upH5266
- שָׁ֭מַיִםšāmayimshamayim: the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the...H8064
- שָׁ֣םšāmsham: there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thenceH8033
- אָ֑תָּהʾāttâattah: thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youH859
- וְאַצִּ֖יעָהwĕʾaṣṣîʿâyatsa`: to strew as a surfaceH3331
- שְּׁא֣וֹלšĕʾôlsh'owl: Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmatesH7585
- הִנֶּֽךָּ׃hinnekkāhen: lo!; (as expressing surprise) ifH2005
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- אֶשָּׂ֥אʾeśśāʾnasa': to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)H5375
- כַנְפֵיkanpêkanaph: an edge or extremityH3671
- שָׁ֑חַרšāḥarshachar: dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial)H7837
- אֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗הʾeškĕnâshakan: to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)H7931
- בְּאַחֲרִ֥יתbĕʾaḥărîtachariyth: the last or end; (hence) the futureH319
- יָֽם׃yāmyam: a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of waterH3220
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- גַּםgamgam: (properly) assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, thoughH1571
- שָׁ֭םšāmsham: there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thenceH8033
- יָדְךָ֣yodkāyad: a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one)H3027
- תַנְחֵ֑נִיtanḥēnînachah: to guide; (by implication) to transport (into exile, or as colonists)H5148
- וְֽתֹאחֲזֵ֥נִיwĕtōʾḥăzēnîachaz: to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)H270
- יְמִינֶֽךָ׃yĕmînekāyamiyn: the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous)H3225
11
- וָ֭אֹמַרwāʾōmaramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
- אַךְʾakak: a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) onlyH389
- חֹ֣שֶׁךְḥōšekchoshek: the dark; hence (literally) darknessH2822
- יְשׁוּפֵ֑נִיyĕšûpēnîshuwph: (properly) to gape, i.e. snap at; (figuratively) to overwhelmH7779
- וְ֝לַ֗יְלָהwĕlaylâlayil: (properly) a twist (away of the light), i.e. nightH3915
- א֣וֹרʾôrowr: illumination; (concretely) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)H216
- בַּעֲדֵֽנִי׃baʿădēnîb`ad: in up to or over against; (generally) at, beside, among, behind, for, etcH1157
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- גַּםgamgam: (properly) assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, thoughH1571
- חֹשֶׁךְ֮ḥōšekchoshek: the dark; hence (literally) darknessH2822
- לֹֽאlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
- יַחְשִׁ֪יךְyaḥšîkchashak: to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darkenH2821
- מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָmimmekāmin: (properly) a part of; (hence, prepositionally) from or out of (in many senses)H4480
- וְ֭לַיְלָהwĕlaylâlayil: (properly) a twist (away of the light), i.e. nightH3915
- כַּיּ֣וֹםkayyômyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
- יָאִ֑ירyāʾîrowr: to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)H215
- כַּ֝חֲשֵׁיכָ֗הkaḥăšêkâchashekah: darkness; (figuratively) miseryH2825
- כָּאוֹרָֽה׃kāʾôrâowrah: luminousness; (figuratively) prosperityH219
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- כִּֽיkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- אַ֭תָּהʾattâattah: thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youH859
- קָנִ֣יתָqānîtāqanah: to erect, i.e. create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase (causatively, sell)H7069
- כִלְיֹתָ֑יkilyōtāykilyah: a kidney (as an essential organ); (figuratively) the mind (as the interior self)H3629
- תְּ֝סֻכֵּ֗נִיtĕsukkēnîcakak: (properly) to entwine as a screen; (by implication) to fence in, cover overH5526
- בְּבֶ֣טֶןbĕbeṭenbeten: the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anythingH990
- אִמִּֽי׃ʾimmîem: a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like H0001H517
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- אֽוֹדְךָ֗ʾôdĕkāyadah: (literally) to use (i.e. hold out) the handH3034
- עַ֤לʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
- כִּ֥יkîkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
- נוֹרָא֗וֹתnôrāʾôtyare': to fear; morally, to revereH3372
- נִ֫פְלֵ֥יתִיniplêtîpalah: to distinguish (literally or figuratively)H6395
- נִפְלָאִ֥יםniplāʾîmpala': (properly, literally or figuratively) perhaps to separate, i.e. distinguishH6381
- מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָmaʿăśêkāma`aseh: an action (good or bad); (generally) a transactionH4639
- וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗יwĕnapšînephesh: (properly) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitalityH5315
- יֹדַ֥עַתyōdaʿatyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
- מְאֹֽד׃mĕʾōdm`od: (properly) vehemence; (with or without preposition) vehementlyH3966
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- לֹאlōʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
- נִכְחַ֥דnikḥadkachad: to secrete, by act or word; hence (intensively) to destroyH3582
- עָצְמִ֗יʿoṣmî`otsem: power; (hence) bodyH6108
- מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָּmimmekkāmin: (properly) a part of; (hence, prepositionally) from or out of (in many senses)H4480
- אֲשֶׁרʾăšeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
- עֻשֵּׂ֥יתִיʿuśśêtî`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
- בַסֵּ֑תֶרbassētercether: a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)H5643
- רֻ֝קַּ֗מְתִּיruqqamtîraqam: to variegate color, i.e. embroider; (by implication) to fabricateH7551
- בְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹתbĕtaḥtiyyôttachtiy: lowermost; as noun (feminine plural) the depths (figuratively, a pit, the womb)H8482
- אָֽרֶץ׃ʾāreṣerets: the earth (at large, or partitively a land)H776
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- גָּלְמִ֤י׀golmîgolem: a wrapped (and unformed mass, i.e. as the embryo)H1564
- רָ֘א֤וּrāʾûra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
- עֵינֶ֗יךָʿênêkā`ayin: an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)H5869
- וְעַֽלwĕʿal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
- סִפְרְךָ֮siprĕkācepher: (properly) writing (the art or a document)H5612
- כֻּלָּ֪םkullāmkol: (properly) the whole; (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)H3605
- יִכָּ֫תֵ֥בוּyikkātēbûkathab: to engrave, carve; (by implication) to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)H3789
- יָמִ֥יםyāmîmyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
- יֻצָּ֑רוּyuṣṣārûyatsar: to mould into a form; especially as a potterH3335
- וְל֖אֹwĕlʾōlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
- אֶחָ֣דʾeḥādechad: (properly) united, i.e. one; (as an ordinal) firstH259
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- וְלִ֗יwĕlî
- מַהmamah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
- יָּקְר֣וּyoqrûyaqar: (properly) apparently, to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) valuableH3365
- רֵעֶ֣יךָrēʿêkārea`: a thought (as association of ideas)H7454
- אֵ֑לʾēlel: strength; (as adjective) mightyH410
- מֶ֥הmemah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
- עָ֝צְמוּʿāṣĕmû`atsam: to bind fast, i.e. close (the eyes); intransitively, to be (causatively, make) powerful or numerousH6105
- רָאשֵׁיהֶֽם׃rāʾšêhemro'sh: the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank...H7218
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- אֶ֭סְפְּרֵםʾespĕrēmcaphar: (properly) to score with a mark as a tally or recordH5608
- מֵח֣וֹלmēḥôlchowl: sand (as round or whirling particles)H2344
- יִרְבּ֑וּןyirbûnrabah: to increase (in whatever respect)H7235
- הֱ֝קִיצֹ֗תִיhĕqîṣōtîquwts: to awake (literally or figuratively)H6974
- וְעוֹדִ֥יwĕʿôdî`owd: (properly) iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly...H5750
- עִמָּֽךְ׃ʿimmāk`im: adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applicationsH5973
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- אִםʾimim: (used very widely as demonstrative) lo!; (interrogatively) whether?H518
- תִּקְטֹ֖לtiqṭōlqatal: (properly) to cut off, i.e. (figuratively) put to deathH6991
- אֱל֥וֹהַּ׀ʾĕlôahelowahh: a deity or the DeityH433
- רָשָׁ֑עrāšāʿrasha`: morally wrong; (concretely) an (actively) bad personH7563
- וְאַנְשֵׁ֥יwĕʾanšêenowsh: (properly) a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified H0120)H582
- דָ֝מִ֗יםdāmîmdam: blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animalH1818
- ס֣וּרוּsûrûcuwr: to turn off (literal or figurative)H5493
- מֶֽנִּי׃mennîmin: (properly) a part of; (hence, prepositionally) from or out of (in many senses)H4480
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- אֲשֶׁ֣רʾăšeraher: who, which, what, that; (as adverb) when, where, howH834
- יֹ֭מְרוּךָyōmĕrûkāamar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
- לִמְזִמָּ֑הlimzimmâmzimmah: a plan, usually evil (machination), sometimes good (sagacity)H4209
- נָשׂ֖וּאnāśûʾnasa': to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)H5375
- לַשָּׁ֣וְאlaššāwĕʾshav': evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile)H7723
- עָרֶֽיךָ׃ʿārêkā`ar: a foe (as watchful for mischief)H6145
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- הֲלֽוֹאhălôʾlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
- מְשַׂנְאֶ֖יךָmĕśanʾêkāsane': to hate (personally)H8130
- יְהוָ֥ה׀yĕhwâYhovah: (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068
- אֶשְׂנָ֑אʾeśnāʾsane': to hate (personally)H8130
- וּ֝בִתְקוֹמְמֶ֗יךָûbitqômĕmêkātqowmem: an opponentH8618
- אֶתְקוֹטָֽט׃ʾetqôṭāṭquwt: (properly) to cut off, i.e. (figuratively) detestH6962
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- חָקְרֵ֣נִיḥoqrēnîchaqar: (properly) to penetrate; (hence) to examine intimatelyH2713
- אֵ֭לʾēlel: strength; (as adjective) mightyH410
- וְדַ֣עwĕdaʿyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
- לְבָבִ֑יlĕbābîlebab: the heart (as the most interior organ); used also like H3820H3824
- בְּ֝חָנֵ֗נִיbĕḥānēnîbachan: to test (especially metals); (generally and figuratively) to investigateH974
- וְדַ֣עwĕdaʿyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
- שַׂרְעַפָּֽי׃śarʿappāysar`aph: cogitationH8312
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- וּרְאֵ֗הûrĕʾēra'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
- אִםʾimim: (used very widely as demonstrative) lo!; (interrogatively) whether?H518
- דֶּֽרֶךְderekderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
- עֹ֥צֶבʿōṣeb`otseb: an idol (as fashioned); also pain (bodily or mental)H6090
- בִּ֑יbî
- וּ֝נְחֵ֗נִיûnĕḥēnînachah: to guide; (by implication) to transport (into exile, or as colonists)H5148
- בְּדֶ֣רֶךְbĕderekderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
- עוֹלָֽם׃ʿôlām`owlam: (properly) concealed, i.e. the vanishing pointH5769
Strong's words in Psalms 139 (6)
- Strong's H3045 — וַתֵּדָֽע׃ (wattēdāʿ)
- yada` (yaw-dah') v. 1. to know 2. (properly) to ascertain by seeing 3. used in a great variety of senses 4. figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition 5. and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.) (as follow) [a primitive root] KJV: acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-)awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, X could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-)norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, + be learned, + lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, X prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), X will be, wist, wit, wot.. Appears 6 times in Psalms 139.
- Strong's H1870 — דְּרָכַ֥י (dĕrākay)
- derek (deh'-rek) n-m. 1. a road (as trodden) 2. (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverb [from H1869] KJV: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever). Root(s): H1869. Appears 3 times in Psalms 139.
- Strong's H3068 — יְהוָ֥ה (yĕhwâ)
- Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') n/p. 1. (the) self-Existent or Eternal 2. Jehovah, Jewish national name of God [from H1961] KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Root(s): H1961 Compare: H3050, H3069. Appears 3 times in Psalms 139.
- Strong's H3605 — וְֽכָל (wĕkol)
- kol (kole) (or (Jer. 33) n-m. 1. (properly) the whole 2. (hence) all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) [from H3634] KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-)thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). Root(s): H3634. Appears 3 times in Psalms 139.
- Strong's H518 — אִם (ʾim)
- im (eem) prt. 1. (used very widely as demonstrative) lo! 2. (interrogatively) whether? 3. (conditionally), if, although 4. (also) Oh that!, when 5. (hence, as a negative) not [a primitive particle] KJV: (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), + but, either, + except, + more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, + save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, + surely (no more, none, not), though, + of a truth, + unless, + verily, when, whereas, whether, while, + yet.. Appears 3 times in Psalms 139.
- Strong's H8130 — מְשַׂנְאֶ֖יךָ (mĕśanʾêkā)
- sane' (saw-nay') v. 1. to hate (personally) [a primitive root] KJV: enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, X utterly.. Appears 3 times in Psalms 139.
“Whither shall I go, and where shall I be hid from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; if I go away even to the uttermost parts of the earth, there is Your right hand; if I make my bed in the abyss, there is Your Spirit.”
What the Early Church wrote about Psalms 139 (3)
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“He perceives the concealed and the secret and considers the hidden, nor can anyone evade the eyes of God who says, “Am I a God at hand, and not a God afar off? Shall a person be hid in secret places and I not see him?” He sees the hearts and breasts of each one, and, when abou...”
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“The human body is a marvel of divine wisdom — the brain, the senses, the hands, the upright posture — each proves the artistry of the Creator God.”
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“But from You was not hid even my substance, as it was originally in the lowest parts of the earth.”