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Psalm 139:5–6

5 You have 2hedged me behind and before,

And laid Your hand upon me.

6 fSuch knowledge is too wonderful for me;

It is high, I cannot attain it.

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Psalm 139:5–6 — The New International Version (NIV)

You hem me in behind and before,

and you lay your hand upon me.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,

too lofty for me to attain.

Psalm 139:5–6 — English Standard Version (ESV)

You hem me in, behind and before,

and lay your hand upon me.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;

it is high; I cannot attain it.

Psalm 139:5–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Psalm 139:5–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

You go before me and follow me.

You place your hand of blessing on my head.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,

too great for me to understand!

Psalm 139:5–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

You are all around me—in front and in back—

and have put your hand on me.

Your knowledge is amazing to me;

it is more than I can understand.

Psalm 139:5–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Thou hast beset me behind and before,

And laid thy hand upon me.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;

It is high, I cannot attain unto it.

Psalm 139:5–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thy hand upon me. O knowledge too wonderful for me! it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

Psalm 139:5–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

You are all around me—in front of me and in back of me. 

You lay your hand on me. 

Such knowledge is beyond my grasp. 

It is so high I cannot reach it. 

Psalm 139:5–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

You have encircled me;

You have placed Your hand on me.

This extraordinary knowledge is beyond me.

It is lofty; I am unable to reach it.

Psalm 139:5–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

You hem me in, behind and before,

and lay your hand upon me.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;

it is so high that I cannot attain it.

Psalm 139:5–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

You barricade me behind and in front,

and set your hand upon me.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me.

It is set high; I cannot prevail against it.

Psalm 139:5–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

You are all around me. You are behind me and in front of me.

You hold me in your power.

I’m amazed at how well you know me.

It’s more than I can understand.

Psalm 139:5–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

You have enclosed me behind and before,

And laid Your hand upon me.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;

It is too high, I cannot attain to it.


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