King James Version (KJV) Authorized Version 1611
Read Full Chapter (Psalms 139) Psalms 139:5-6 KJV
"Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it."
Psalms 139:5-6 in Context (Verses 2–9 KJV)
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Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
3
Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.*
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For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
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Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
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Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
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Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
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If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
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If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;