Psalms 139:3
Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
‖Thou compassest my path, and my lying downe, and art acquainted with all my wayes.
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- ‖Alternative wordingOr, winnowest.
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- Jeremiah 23:24Rank 1 from verse 3
- Genesis 28:10–17Rank 3 from verse 3
10¶ And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran.
11And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
12And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it.
13And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;
14And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
15And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done that which I have spoken to thee of.
16¶ And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place; and I knew it not.
17And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place! this is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.
10¶ And Iacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward *Haran.
11And hee lighted vpon a certaine place, and taried there all night, because the sunne was set: and hee tooke of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillowes, and lay downe in that place to sleepe.
12And he dreamed, and beholde, a ladder set vp on the earth, and the top of it reached to heauen: and beholde the Angels of God ascending and descending on it.
13*And behold, the LORD stood aboue it, and said, I am the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I giue it, and to thy seede.
14And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt †spread abroad *to the West, and to the East, and to the North, and to the South: and in thee, and *in thy seed, shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
15And behold, I am with thee, and will keepe thee in all places whither thou goest, and will bring thee againe into this land: for I will not leaue thee, vntill I haue done that which I haue spoken to thee of.
16¶ And Iacob awaked out of his sleepe, and he said, Surely the LORD is in this place, and I knew it not.
17And he was afraid, and said, How dreadful is this place? this is none other, but the house of God, and this is the gate of heauen.
- Proverbs 5:20–21Rank 4 from verse 3
20And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?
21For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondereth all his goings.
20And why wilt thou, my sonne, be rauisht with a strange woman, and imbrace the bosome of a stranger?
21*For the wayes of man are before the eyes of the LORD, and he pondereth all his goings.
- 2 Samuel 11:27Rank 5 from verse 3
27And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetched her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the thing that David had done displeased the Lord.
27And when the mourning was past, Dauid sent, and fet her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a sonne: but the thing that Dauid had done, †displeased the LORD.
- 2 Samuel 12:9–12Rank 6 from verse 3
9Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
10Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
11Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
12For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
9Wherefore hast thou despised the commandement of the LORD, to doe euill in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slaine him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
10Now therefore the sword shall neuer depart from thine house, because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite, to be thy wife.
11Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise vp euill against thee out of thine owne house, and I will *take thy wiues before thine eyes, and giue them vnto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wiues in the sight of this Sunne.
12For thou diddest it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the Sunne.
- Ecclesiastes 12:14Rank 7 from verse 3
- Psalms 121:3–8Rank 8 from verse 3
3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
4Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.
6The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
7The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
8The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
3He will not suffer thy foote to bee moued: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
4Behold, he that keepeth Israel; shall neither slumber nor sleepe.
5The LORD is thy keeper: the LORD is thy shade, vpon thy right hand.
6The sunne shall not smite thee by day; nor the moone by night.
7The LORD shall preserue thee from all euill: hee shall preserue thy soule.
8The LORD shall preserue thy going out, and thy comming in: from this time foorth and euen for euermore.
- Psalms 139:18Rank 9 from verse 3
- Acts 5:3–4Rank 10 from verse 3
3But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
4Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
3But Peter said, Ananias, Why hath Satan filled thine heart ‖to lie to the holy Ghost, and to keepe backe part of the price of the land?
4Whiles it remained, was it not thine owne? and after it was sold, was it not in thine owne power? why hast thou conceiued this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied vnto men, but vnto God.
- Isaiah 29:15Rank 11 from verse 3
15Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
15*Woe vnto them that seeke deepe to hide their counsell from the LORD, and their workes are in the darke, and they say, Who seeth vs? and who knoweth vs?
- Job 14:16–17Rank 12 from verse 3
- John 6:70–71Rank 13 from verse 3
70Jesus answered them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil?
71He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon: for he it was that should betray him, being one of the twelve.
70Iesus answered them, Haue not I chosen you twelue, and one of you is a deuill?
71He spake of Iudas Iscariot the sonne of Simon: for hee it was that should betray him, being one of the twelue.
- John 13:21Rank 15 from verse 3
- 2 Samuel 11:2–5Rank 16 from verse 3
2¶ And it came to pass in an eveningtide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
3And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bath-sheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
4And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her; for she was purified from her uncleanness: and she returned unto her house.
5And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child.
2¶ And it came to passe in an euening tide, that Dauid arose from off his bed, and walked vpon the roofe of the kings house: and from the roofe he saw a woman washing her selfe; and the woman was very beautifull to looke vpon.
3And Dauid sent and enquired after the woman: and one said, Is not this Bath-sheba the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?
4And Dauid sent messengers, and tooke her, and shee came in vnto him, and he lay with her, ( ‖for she was *purified from her vncleannesse) and shee returned vnto her house.
5And the woman conceiued, and sent and tolde Dauid, and said, I am with childe.
- 2 Samuel 8:14Rank 17 from verse 3
14¶ And he put garrisons in Edom; throughout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became David’s servants. And the Lord preserved David whithersoever he went.
14¶ And he put garrisons in Edom; thorowout all Edom put he garrisons, and all they of Edom became Dauids seruants: and the LORD preserued Dauid whithersoeuer he went.
- Job 13:26–27Rank 18 from verse 3
26For thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth.
27Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; thou settest a print upon the heels of my feet.
26For thou writest bitter things against mee, and *makest me to possesse the iniquities of my youth.
27Thou puttest my feete also in the stockes, and †lookest narrowly vnto all my pathes; thou settest a print vpon the †heeles of my feete.
- Matthew 3:12Rank 19 from verse 3
12Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.
12Whose fanne is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floore, and gather his wheat into the garner: but wil burne vp the chaffe with vnquenchable fire.
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Psalms 139:3
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
COMBINED MEANING
compassest
Second-person singular present form of compass, meaning to go around, surround, enclose, or encircle.
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A track, route, course, or way of travel or conduct.
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1. Reclining, resting, remaining, or being situated in a place. 2. Speaking or representing what is false or deceptive. 3. Lying with a person; having sexual intercourse.
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From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
1. The second-person singular present form of be: are, when one person is addressed. 2. Skill, craft, or skilled workmanship used to make or prepare something.
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acquainted
Familiar with or knowing.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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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.
3Thou 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.
Selected passage4For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.
4For there is not a worde in my tongue: but lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.