Bible verse
You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me.
Psalm 139:5 · BSB
The verses around it, from Psalm 139.
1 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, You have searched me and known me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar.
3 You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways.
4 Even before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD.
5 You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
7 Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?
8 If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.
9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea,
KJV
Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
ASV
Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thy hand upon me.
ERV
Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
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