Psalms 139:4-5
Psalms 139:1-6 The Message (MSG)
GOD, investigate my life; get all the facts firsthand. I’m an open book to you; even from a distance, you know what I’m thinking. You know when I leave and when I get back; I’m never out of your sight. You know everything I’m going to say before I start the first sentence. I look behind me and you’re there, then up ahead and you’re there, too— your reassuring presence, coming and going. This is too much, too wonderful— I can’t take it all in!
Psalms 139:4-5 King James Version (KJV)
For there is not a word in my tongue, But, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thine hand upon me.
Psalms 139:4-5 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Even before there is a word on my tongue, Behold, O LORD, You know it all. You have enclosed me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me.
Psalms 139:4-5 New Century Version (NCV)
LORD, even before I say a word, you already know it. You are all around me—in front and in back— and have put your hand on me.
Psalms 139:4-5 American Standard Version (ASV)
For there is not a word in my tongue, But, lo, O Jehovah, thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thy hand upon me.
Psalms 139:4-5 New International Version (NIV)
Before a word is on my tongue you, LORD, know it completely. You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me.
Psalms 139:4-5 New King James Version (NKJV)
For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O LORD, You know it altogether. You have hedged me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me.
Psalms 139:4-5 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Even before there is a word on my tongue [still unspoken], Behold, O LORD, You know it all. [Heb 4:13] You have enclosed me behind and before, And [You have] placed Your hand upon me.
Psalms 139:4-5 New Living Translation (NLT)
You know what I am going to say even before I say it, LORD. You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head.
Psalms 139:3-5 The Passion Translation (TPT)
You are so intimately aware of me, Lord. You read my heart like an open book and you know all the words I’m about to speak before I even start a sentence! You know every step I will take before my journey even begins. You’ve gone into my future to prepare the way, and in kindness you follow behind me to spare me from the harm of my past. You have laid your hand on me!