Psalms 139:5

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 33:27 : 27 The everlasting God is a refuge, and underneath you are his eternal arms; he has driven out enemies before you, and has said,“Destroy!”
  • Job 9:33 : 33 Nor is there an arbiter between us, who might lay his hand on us both,
  • Job 23:8-9 : 8 The Inaccessibility and Power of God“If I go to the east, he is not there, and to the west, yet I do not perceive him. 9 In the north when he is at work, I do not see him; when he turns to the south, I see no trace of him.
  • Ps 34:7 : 7 The LORD’s angel camps around the LORD’s loyal followers and delivers them.
  • Rev 1:17 : 17 When I saw him I fell down at his feet as though I were dead, but he placed his right hand on me and said:“Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last,
  • Exod 24:11 : 11 But he did not lay a hand on the leaders of the Israelites, so they saw God, and they ate and they drank.

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    1For the music director, a psalm of David. O LORD, you examine me and know.

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    3You carefully observe me when I travel or when I lie down to rest; you are aware of everything I do.

    4Certainly my tongue does not frame a word without you, O LORD, being thoroughly aware of it.

  • Ps 139:6-10
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    6Your knowledge is beyond my comprehension; it is so far beyond me, I am unable to fathom it.

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    9If I were to fly away on the wings of the dawn, and settle down on the other side of the sea,

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    13Certainly you made my mind and heart; you wove me together in my mother’s womb.

    14I will give you thanks because your deeds are awesome and amazing. You knew me thoroughly;

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    16Your eyes saw me when I was inside the womb. All the days ordained for me were recorded in your scroll before one of them came into existence.

    17How difficult it is for me to fathom your thoughts about me, O God! How vast is their sum total!

    18If I tried to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. Even if I finished counting them, I would still have to contend with you.

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    77%

    23But I am continually with you; you hold my right hand.

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  • Job 10:7-8
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    75%

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    72%

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    72%

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    71%

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