Psalm 139:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
You have enclosedצַרְתָּ֑נִי
(tzar·ta·ni;)
6696a: to confine, bind, besiegea prim. root
me behindאָחֹ֣ור
(a·cho·vr)
268: the hind side, back partfrom achar
and before,וָקֶ֣דֶם
(va·ke·dem)
6924a: front, east, formerlyfrom an unused word
And laidוַתָּ֖שֶׁת
(vat·ta·shet)
7896: to put, seta prim. root
Your handכַּפֶּֽכָה׃
(kap·pe·chah.)
3709: hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a panfrom kaphaph
upon me. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Thou hast beset
tsuwr  (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 139:5
Psalm 139:5 NIV
Psalm 139:5 NLT
Psalm 139:5 ESV
Psalm 139:5 NASB
Psalm 139:5 KJV

Psalm 139:4
Top of Page
Top of Page