King James Version

Psalms 139:2

Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.

Study

Hebrew

Tap a word to see its meaning. Words run left to right in English reading order.

אַתָּ֣הatahtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.יָ֭דַעְתָּyadataknowיָדַעverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “know”, a completed actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…שִׁבְתִּ֣יshivtidwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “dwell”, the to-form of the verbH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…וְקוּמִ֑יvequmiand riseקוּםconjunction, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and rise”, the to-form of the verbH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…בַּ֥נְתָּהbantahunderstandבִּיןverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “understand”, a completed actionH995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understandattend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) und…לְ֝רֵעִ֗יlereito thoughtרֵעַpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to thought”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7454a thought (as association of ideas)thought.מֵרָחֽוֹקmerachoqfrom of oldרָחוֹקpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “from of old”, the ordinary formH7350remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)(a-) far (abroad, off), long ago, of old, space, great while to come.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, Thou understandest my thought afar off.

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising; Thou understandest my thought afar off.

Young’s Literal Translation

Thou — Thou hast known my sitting down, And my rising up, Thou hast attended to my thoughts from afar.

World English Bible

You know my sitting down and my rising up. You perceive my thoughts from afar.

Darby Translation

Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off;

Douay-Rheims

Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: rescue me from the unjust man.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, Thou understandest my thought afar off.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine up-rising: thou understandest my thoughts long before.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Σὺ ἔγνως τὴν καθέδραν μου, καὶ τὴν ἔγερσίν μου· σὺ συνῆκας τοὺς διαλογισμούς μου ἀπὸ μακρόθεν.