Psalms 139:4

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

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

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For there is not a word on my tongue, but, behold, Yahweh, you know it altogether.

For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.

For there is not a word in my tongue, but, see, O LORD, you know it altogether.

139:5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.

What does Psalms 139:4 mean?

Psalms 139:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מִלָּה (millâh), לָשׁוֹן (lâshôwn), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh).

Hebrew interlinear

For

there

not

wordמִלָּהmillâh/mil-law'/H4405a word; collectively, a discourse; figuratively, a topic

tongue,לָשׁוֹןlâshôwn/law-shone'/H3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)

but,

lo,

LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

thou

knowestיָדַעyâdaʻ/yaw-dah'/H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)

altogether.

Topics

God Heart Providence of God, the Wisdom of God, the

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 139:4.

2 Samuel 23:2

The Spirit of the LORD spake by me, and his word was in my tongue.

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

Genesis 4:1

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. Cain: that is, Gotten, or, Acquired

Genesis 4:9

And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 139:4 say?

Psalms 139:4 (King James Version) reads: "For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether."

Is Psalms 139:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 139:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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