Psalm 139:5
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Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid Thine hand upon me.
Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thy hand upon me.
You have enclosed me behind and before, And [You have] placed Your hand upon me.
You have beset me and shut me in—behind and before, and You have laid Your hand upon me.
Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
You have encircled me; you have placed your hand on me.
You have encircled me; you have placed your hand on me.
You surround me—front and back. You put your hand on me.
You have hemmed me in both behind and in front and laid your hand on me.
and with your powerful arm you protect me from every side.
Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thy hand upon me.
Keep me, O Lord, from the hand of the wicked: and from unjust men deliver me. Who have proposed to supplant my steps.
You are all around me—in front of me and behind me. I feel your hand on my shoulder.
You are all around me, in front of me and behind me. You put your hand on me to help me.
You put a fence behind me and in front of me, and you have placed your hand on me.
You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me.
You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me.
You ·are all around me [L hem me in]—in front and in back— and have put your hand on me.
Thou holdest me strait behind and before, and layest thine hand upon me.
You are all around me—in front of me and in back of me. You lay your hand on me.
You are all around me on every side; you protect me with your power.
You have encircled me; You have placed Your hand on me.
You are all around me—in front and in back. You have put your hand on me.
You encircle me from back to front, placing your hand upon me.
Thou hast formed my face and my insides and laid thine hand upon me.
Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
You have enclosed me behind and before, And You have put Your hand upon me.
You barricade me behind and in front, and set your hand upon me.
You both precede and follow me and place your hand of blessing on my head.
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!
You put Yourself behind and before me, and keep Your hand on me.
You are all around me—in front of me and in back of me. You lay your hand on me.
Behind and before you encircle me and rest your hand upon me.
You have encircled me behind and in front, And placed Your hand upon me.
You have enclosed me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me.
You enfold me from in front and from behind, and you place your hand upon me.
You are all around me—in front and in back— and have put your hand on me.
You squeeze me in from behind and in front; you place your hand on me.
You are all around me, behind me and in front of me. You hold me safe in your hand.
You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me.
You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me.
You have hedged me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me.
You have closed me in from behind and in front. And You have laid Your hand upon me.
You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head.
You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me.
You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me.
You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me.
You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me.
Thou hast enclosed me achor (behind) and kedem (before), and laid Thine hand upon me.
You fortify me behind and before and lay Your hand upon me.
Thou dost beset me behind and before, and layest thy hand upon me.
Thou dost beset me behind and before, and layest thy hand upon me.
You hemmed me in behind and before, and laid Your hand upon me.
You have surrounded me on every side, behind me and before me, and You have placed Your hand gently on my shoulder.
You hem me in behind and before. You laid your hand on me.
the new things and eld; thou hast formed me, and hast set thine hand on me. (Thou art behind me, and before me; and thou hast set thy hand upon me.)
Behind and before Thou hast besieged me, And Thou dost place on me Thy hand.
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