Psalms

Psalm 139:1–4

¹For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

O LORD, You have searched me

and known me.

²You know when I sit and when I rise;

You understand my thoughts from afar.

³You search out my path and my lying down;

You are aware of all my ways.

⁴Even before a word is on my tongue,

You know all about it, O LORD.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For the choirmaster	לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ	lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ	Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H5329 be pre-eminent, enduring
A Psalm	מִזְמ֑וֹר	miz·mō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H4210 melody
of David	לְדָוִ֣ד	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
O LORD	יְהוָ֥ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
You have searched me	חֲ֝קַרְתַּ֗נִי	ḥă·qar·ta·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H2713 search
and known me	וַתֵּדָֽע׃	wat·tê·ḏā‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3045 know

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You	אַתָּ֣ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
know	יָ֭דַעְתָּ	yā·ḏa‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3045 know
when I sit	שִׁבְתִּ֣י	šiḇ·tî	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
and when I rise	וְקוּמִ֑י	wə·qū·mî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
You understand	בַּ֥נְתָּה	ban·tāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H995 discern
my thoughts	לְ֝רֵעִ֗י	lə·rê·‘î	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7454 shouting, roar
from afar	מֵרָחֽוֹק׃	mê·rā·ḥō·wq	Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular	H7350 distant, far

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You search out	זֵרִ֑יתָ	zê·rî·ṯā	Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H2219 scatter, fan, winnow
my path	אָרְחִ֣י	’ā·rə·ḥî	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H732 wander, journey, go
and my lying down	וְרִבְעִ֣י	wə·riḇ·‘î	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H7252 lie stretched out, lie down
You are aware	הִסְכַּֽנְתָּה׃	his·kan·tāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H5532 be of use of service, benefit
of all	וְֽכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
my ways	דְּרָכַ֥י	də·rā·ḵay	Noun - common plural construct; first person common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Even	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
before a word	מִ֭לָּה	mil·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4405 word, speech, utterance
is on my tongue	בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֑י	bil·šō·w·nî	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct; first person common singular	H3956 tongue
You know	יָדַ֥עְתָּ	yā·ḏa‘·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H3045 know
all about it	כֻלָּֽהּ׃	ḵul·lāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H3605 the whole, all
O LORD	יְ֝הוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh