Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. New Living Translation You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do. English Standard Version You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. Berean Standard Bible You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways. King James Bible Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. New King James Version You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways. New American Standard Bible You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways. NASB 1995 You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And are intimately acquainted with all my ways. NASB 1977 Thou dost scrutinize my path and my lying down, And art intimately acquainted with all my ways. Legacy Standard Bible You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And are intimately acquainted with all my ways. Amplified Bible You scrutinize my path and my lying down, And You are intimately acquainted with all my ways. Christian Standard Bible You observe my travels and my rest; you are aware of all my ways. Holman Christian Standard Bible You observe my travels and my rest; You are aware of all my ways. American Standard Version Thou searchest out my path and my lying down, And art acquainted with all my ways. Contemporary English Version You notice everything I do and everywhere I go. English Revised Version Thou searchest out my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. GOD'S WORD® Translation You watch me when I travel and when I rest. You are familiar with all my ways. Good News Translation You see me, whether I am working or resting; you know all my actions. International Standard Version You scrutinize my life and my rest; you are familiar with all of my ways. Majority Standard Bible You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways. NET Bible You carefully observe me when I travel or when I lie down to rest; you are aware of everything I do. New Heart English Bible You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. Webster's Bible Translation Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. World English Bible You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYou have fanned my path and my lying down, "" And have been acquainted [with] all my ways. Young's Literal Translation My path and my couch Thou hast fanned, And with all my ways hast been acquainted. Smith's Literal Translation Thou didst sift my way and my lying down, and thou knewest all my ways. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThou hast understood my thoughts afar off: my path and my line thou hast searched out. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible You sift through my travels and my rest; with all my ways you are familiar. New Revised Standard Version You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThou knowest my way and my paths, and art acquainted with all my ways. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated You know my way and my steps and you have investigated all my ways. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thou measurest my going about and my lying down, And art acquainted with all my ways. Brenton Septuagint Translation Thou hast traced my path and my bed, and hast foreseen all my ways. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context You Have Searched Me and Known Me…2You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar. 3You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways. 4Even before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD.… Cross References Proverbs 5:21 For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths. Job 31:4 Does He not see my ways and count my every step? Jeremiah 23:24 “Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD. Hebrews 4:13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account. Proverbs 15:3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good. Job 34:21 For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step. 1 Samuel 16:7 But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.” Matthew 10:30 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 1 John 3:20 Even if our hearts condemn us, God is greater than our hearts, and He knows all things. Isaiah 40:27 Why do you say, O Jacob, and why do you assert, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD, and my claim is ignored by my God”? Acts 17:27-28 God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us. / ‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’ Romans 8:27 And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. 1 Corinthians 4:5 Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of men’s hearts. At that time each will receive his praise from God. Luke 12:7 And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. Jeremiah 16:17 For My eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from My face, and their guilt is not concealed from My eyes. Treasury of Scripture You compass my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. compassest. Job 13:26,27 For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth… Job 14:16,17 For now thou numberest my steps: dost thou not watch over my sin? … Job 31:4 Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps? my path Psalm 139:18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee. Psalm 121:3-8 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber… Genesis 28:10-17 And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran… and art acquainted 2 Samuel 12:9-12 Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon… Proverbs 5:20,21 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger? … Ecclesiastes 12:14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil. Jump to Previous Acquainted Compassest Couch Discern Familiar Fanned Intimately Lying Path Scrutinize Search Searchest Sleep Steps Watch WaysJump to Next Acquainted Compassest Couch Discern Familiar Fanned Intimately Lying Path Scrutinize Search Searchest Sleep Steps Watch WaysPsalm 139 1. David praises God for his all-seeing providence17. And for this infinite mercies 19. He defies the wicked 23. He prays for sincerity You search out my path This phrase highlights God's omniscience and intimate involvement in the lives of His people. The term "search out" suggests a thorough examination, indicating that God is actively engaged in understanding the direction and choices of an individual's life. In biblical context, this reflects the belief that God is not distant but is closely monitoring and guiding the paths of the faithful. This idea is echoed in Proverbs 3:5-6, where believers are encouraged to trust in the Lord for direction. The imagery of a path is often used in Scripture to symbolize one's journey through life, with God as the guide, as seen in Psalm 23:3, where He leads in paths of righteousness. and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways. Persons / Places / Events 1. DavidThe author of Psalm 139, traditionally believed to be King David, who is expressing his awe at God's intimate knowledge of him. 2. God The central figure in this Psalm, depicted as omniscient and omnipresent, intimately involved in the details of David's life. 3. Path and Lying Down Metaphors for the daily activities and rest of a person, symbolizing the entirety of one's life journey and moments of vulnerability. Teaching Points God's OmniscienceRecognize that God knows every detail of our lives, including our actions and thoughts. This should lead to a life of integrity and transparency before Him. Divine Guidance Trust in God's guidance, as He is aware of our paths and can lead us in the right direction. Seek His wisdom in decision-making. Comfort in God's Presence Find comfort in knowing that God is always with us, aware of our struggles and rest. This should encourage us to rely on Him in times of need. Accountability Live with the awareness that our ways are known to God, which should inspire us to live righteously and avoid sin. Rest in God's Care Embrace the peace that comes from knowing God watches over us, even in our most vulnerable moments, such as when we lie down to rest.(3) Compassest.--There is some obscurity about this word. The Hebrew verb means first to scatter, and is used of throwing corn about to winnow it (Isaiah 30:24; Jeremiah 4:11; Ruth 3:2). Hence by an easy metaphor it may mean to sift or search out. The LXX. and Theodotion, followed by the Vulg., have traced, investigated. Jerome has winnowed. The Authorised Version rendering appears to come from a mistaken etymology. A most plausible suggestion connects the verb with z-r, to lodge, which makes a perfect parallelism with the verb to dwell, in the next clause. Literally, About my path and bed thou art a guest, In all my ways thou dwellest; i.e., art as familiar with all my life as one inhabiting the same house could be. My path.--Literally, my going. . . . Verse 3. - Thou compassest (rather, siftest) my path and my lying down; literally, my path and my couch - the time of my activity and the time of my rest. And art acquainted with all my ways (comp. Psalm 119:168, "All my ways are before thee").Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You search outזֵרִ֑יתָ (zê·rî·ṯā) Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 2219: To toss about, to diffuse, winnow my path אָרְחִ֣י (’ā·rə·ḥî) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's 734: A well-trodden road, a caravan and my lying down; וְרִבְעִ֣י (wə·riḇ·‘î) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strong's 7252: Prostration You are aware הִסְכַּֽנְתָּה׃ (his·kan·tāh) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5532: To be familiar with, to minister to, be serviceable to, be customary of all וְֽכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every my ways. דְּרָכַ֥י (də·rā·ḵay) Noun - common plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action Links Psalm 139:3 NIVPsalm 139:3 NLT Psalm 139:3 ESV Psalm 139:3 NASB Psalm 139:3 KJV Psalm 139:3 BibleApps.com Psalm 139:3 Biblia Paralela Psalm 139:3 Chinese Bible Psalm 139:3 French Bible Psalm 139:3 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 139:3 You search out my path and my (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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