Psalm 139:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Even before thereאֵ֣ין
(ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
is a wordמִ֭לָּה
(mil·lah)
4405: a word, speech, utterancefrom malal
on my tongue,בִּלְשֹׁונִ֑י
(bil·sho·v·ni;)
3956: tonguefrom an unused word
Behold,הֵ֥ן
(hen)
2005: lo! behold!a prim. interj.
O LORD,יְ֝הוָ֗ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
You knowיָדַ֥עְתָּ
(ya·da'·ta)
3045: to knowa prim. root
it all.כֻלָּֽהּ׃
(chul·lah.)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal


















KJV Lexicon
For there is not a word
millah  (mil-law')
a word; collectively, a discourse; figuratively, a topic -- + answer, by-word, matter, any thing (what) to say, to speak(-ing), speak, talking, word.
in my tongue
lashown  (law-shone')
the 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 O LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
thou knowest
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
it altogether
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Even before there is a word on my tongue, Behold, O LORD, You know it all.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, LORD.

International Standard Version
Even before I have formed a word with my tongue, you, LORD, know it completely!

NET Bible
Certainly my tongue does not frame a word without you, O LORD, being thoroughly aware of it.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
If there is an alteration in my language, you, Lord Jehovah, know all these things.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Even before there is a [single] word on my tongue, you know all about it, LORD.

King James 2000 Bible
For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, you know it altogether.
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