Psalms 139:3

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

Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. compassest: or, winnowest

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You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.

Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.

You compass my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.

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

What does Psalms 139:3 mean?

Psalms 139:3 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זָרָה (zârâh), אֹרַח (ʼôrach), רֶבַע (rebaʻ).

Hebrew interlinear

Thou

compassestזָרָהzârâh/zaw-raw'/H2219to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow

pathאֹרַחʼôrach/o'-rakh/H734a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravan

and

lying

down,רֶבַעrebaʻ/reh'-bah/H7252prostration (for sleep)

and

art

acquaintedסָכַןçâkan/saw-kan'/H5532to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, be customary

with

all

ways.דֶּרֶךְderek/deh'-rek/H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb

compassest:

or,

winnowest

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 139:3.

Genesis 49:17

Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. an adder: Heb. an arrow-snake

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 139:3 say?

Psalms 139:3 (King James Version) reads: "Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. compassest: or, winnowest"

Is Psalms 139:3 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 139:3 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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