NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Thou hast besettsuwr (tsoor) to cramp, i.e. confine (in many applications, literally and figuratively, formative or hostile) me behind 'achowr (aw-khore') the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West -- after(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-)hind(-er part), time to come, without. and before qedem (keh'-dem) the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward) and laid shiyth (sheeth) to place (in a very wide application) -- apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, look, make, mark, put (on), + regard, set, shew, be stayed, take. thine hand kaph (kaf) 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 handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power upon me Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible You have enclosed me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me. King James Bible Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. Holman Christian Standard Bible You have encircled me; You have placed Your hand on me. International Standard Version You encircle me from back to front, placing your hand upon me. NET Bible You squeeze me in from behind and in front; you place your hand on me. Aramaic Bible in Plain English For from the beginning to the end you have formed me, and you have set your hand upon me. GOD'S WORD® Translation You are all around me-in front of me and in back of me. You lay your hand on me. King James 2000 Bible You have hedged me behind and before, and laid your hand upon me. Links Psalm 139:5Psalm 139:5 NIV Psalm 139:5 NLT Psalm 139:5 ESV Psalm 139:5 NASB Psalm 139:5 KJV |