Psalm 139:2
Strong's Lexicon
You
אַתָּ֣ה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 859: 1) you (second pers. sing. masc.)

know
יָ֭דַעְתָּ (yā·ḏa‘·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3045: 1) to know 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to know 1a1a) to know, learn to know 1a1b) to perceive 1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern 1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish 1a1e) to know by experience 1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess 1a1g) to consider 1a2) to know, be acquainted with 1a3) to know (a person carnally) 1a4) to know how, be skilful in 1a5) to have knowledge, be wise 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed 1b2) to make oneself known 1b3) to be perceived 1b4) to be instructed 1c) (Piel) to cause to know 1d) (Poal) to cause to know 1e) (Pual) 1e1) to be known 1e2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle) 1f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare 1g) (Hophal) to be made known 1h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself

when I sit
שִׁבְתִּ֣י (šiḇ·tî)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3427: 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell

and when I rise;
וְקוּמִ֑י (wə·qū·mî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 6965: 1) to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to arise 1a2) to arise (hostile sense) 1a3) to arise, become powerful 1a4) to arise, come on the scene 1a5) to stand 1a5a) to maintain oneself 1a5b) to be established, be confirmed 1a5c) to stand, endure 1a5d) to be fixed 1a5e) to be valid 1a5f) to be proven 1a5g) to be fulfilled 1a5h) to persist 1a5i) to be set, be fixed 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to fulfil 1b2) to confirm, ratify, establish, impose 1c) (Polel) to raise up 1d) (Hithpael) to raise oneself, rise up 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause to arise, raise 1e2) to raise, set up, erect, build 1e3) to raise up, bring on the scene 1e4) to raise up, rouse, stir up, investigate 1e5) to raise up, constitute 1e6) to cause to stand, set, station, establish 1e7) to make binding 1e8) to carry out, give effect to 1f) (Hophal) to be raised up

You understand
בַּ֥נְתָּה (ban·tāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 995: 1) to discern, understand, consider 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to perceive, discern 1a2) to understand, know (with the mind) 1a3) to observe, mark, give heed to, distinguish, consider 1a4) to have discernment, insight, understanding 1b) (Niphal) to be discerning, intelligent, discreet, have understanding 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to understand 1c2) to cause to understand, give understanding, teach 1d) (Hithpolel) to show oneself discerning or attentive, consider diligently 1e) (Polel) to teach, instruct 2) (TWOT) prudent, regard

my thoughts
לְ֝רֵעִ֗י (lə·rê·‘î)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7454: 1) purpose, aim, thought

from afar.
מֵרָחֽוֹק׃ (mê·rā·ḥō·wq)
Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7350: adj 1) remote, far, distant, distant lands, distant ones 1a) of distance, time n m 2) distance 2a) from a distance (with prep)

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar.

Young's Literal Translation
Thou—Thou hast known my sitting down, And my rising up, Thou hast attended to my thoughts from afar.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You know when I sit down and when I stand up; You understand my thoughts from far away.

New American Standard Bible
You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar.

King James Bible
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.

New Living Translation
You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I'm far away.

English Standard Version
You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar.

New American Standard Bible
You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar.

King James Bible
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You know when I sit down and when I stand up; You understand my thoughts from far away.

International Standard Version
You know when I rest and when I am active. You understand what I am thinking when I am distant from you.

NET Bible
You know when I sit down and when I get up; even from far away you understand my motives.

American Standard Version
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising; Thou understandest my thought afar off.

English Revised Version
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.

Young's Literal Translation
Thou -- Thou hast known my sitting down, And my rising up, Thou hast attended to my thoughts from afar.
















Cross References
Matthew 9:4
And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?

2 Kings 19:27
But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me.

Psalm 44:21
Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.

Psalm 94:11
The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.

Isaiah 66:18
For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.

Lamentations 3:63
Behold their sitting down, and their rising up; I am their musick.

Daniel 2:30
But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 139:1
O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.

Psalm 138:8
The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.

Psalm 138:7
Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
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