Psalms 139:5

“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." - Psalms 139:5
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What does Psalms 139:5 mean?

"Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me." - Psalms 139:5 (KJV) Psalms 139:5 is a powerful and illuminating verse that speaks to the omnipresence and omniscience of God. The verse serves as a reminder that God surrounds us with his love and protection…

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Encircled by Divine Presence

Psalms 139:5 proclaims, "Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me." This verse beautifully encapsulates the profound truth of God's omnipresence and intimate involvement in our lives. To be 'beset' means to be surrounded or encircled, which conveys a…

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A Prayer of Divine Envelopment and Assurance

O Lord, my God, I come before Thee in humility and reverence, fully aware of Thy omniscience and omnipresence. I bow my heart in worship, reflecting on the profound truth found in the words of Psalm 139:5: "Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me." What…

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Psalms 139:5 - "Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me."
Psalm 139:5
Psalms 139:23 - "Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:"
"If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;" - Psalms 139:9
Psalms 139:1 - "O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me."
Psalms 139:9 - "If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;"
Psalms 139:24 - "And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting."
Psalms 139:4 - "For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether."
Psalms 139:6 - "Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it."
"I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies." - Psalms 139:22
Psalms 139:20 - "For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain."
Psalms 139:22 - "I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies."
Psalms 139:13 - "For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb."
Psalms 139:2 - "Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off."
Psalms 139:3 - "Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways."
Psalms 119:139 - "My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words."
Psalms 139:10 - "Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me."
Psalms 139:11 - "If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me."
Psalms 139:17 - "How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!"
"My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words." - Psalms 119:139
Psalms 139:12 - "Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee."
"Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:" - Psalms 139:23
Psalms 139:7 - "Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?"
"If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me." - Psalms 139:11
"Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me." - Psalms 139:10
Psalms 139:8 - "If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there."
Psalms 139:15 - "My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth."
Psalms 139:19 - "Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men."
Psalms 98:5 - "Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm."