Psalms 139:2
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
Thou knowest my downe sitting, and mine vprising: thou vnderstandest my thought afarre off.
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- Matthew 9:4Rank 1 from verse 2
- 2 Kings 19:27Rank 2 from verse 2
- Isaiah 37:28Rank 3 from verse 2
- Psalms 94:11Rank 5 from verse 2
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10For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the Lord, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
10For who hath despised the day of small things? ‖for they shall reioyce and shall see the †plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seuen: *they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
- 2 Kings 6:12Rank 10 from verse 2
12And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
12And one of his seruants sayde, †None, my lord O king; but Elisha the Prophet, that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel, the wordes that thou speakest in thy bed-chamber.
- Genesis 16:13Rank 11 from verse 2
- 1 Corinthians 4:5Rank 12 from verse 2
5Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall every man have praise of God.
5*Therefore iudge nothing before the time, vntill the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkenesse, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts: and then shall euery man haue prayse of God.
- Ezekiel 38:10–11Rank 13 from verse 2
10Thus saith the Lord God; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11And thou shalt say, I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
10‖Thus saith the LORD God; It shall also come to passe, that at the same time shall things come into thy minde, and thou shalt thinke an euill thought.
11‖And thou shalt say: I will goe vp to the land of vnwalled villages; I will goe to them that are at rest, that dwell safely all of them dwelling without walles, and hauing neither barres nor gates;
- Ezekiel 38:17Rank 14 from verse 2
17Thus saith the Lord God; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?
17†Thus saith the LORD God; Art thou hee, of whom I haue spoken in old time by my seruants the prophets of Israel, which prophecied in those dayes many yeeres, that I would bring thee against them?
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Psalms 139:2
The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
The act of rising or getting up.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Past tense and past participle of think: considered, supposed, intended, purposed, judged, reckoned, or called to mind. Sense 2: A thought, intention, purpose, judgment, or matter of the mind or heart. Sense 3: In the phrase ‘take thought,’ anxious care or concern.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Sense 1: At or from a great distance. Sense 2: Figuratively, remote, estranged, or absent.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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1O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
1¶ O LORD, thou hast searched mee, and knowen me.
2Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
2Thou knowest my downe sitting, and mine vprising: thou vnderstandest my thought afarre off.
Selected passage3Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
3‖Thou compassest my path, and my lying downe, and art acquainted with all my wayes.