King James Version

Psalms 139:3

Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.

Study

Hebrew

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

אָרְחִ֣יarechimannerאֹרַחverb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “manner”, the to-form of the verbH734a well-trodden road (literally or figuratively); also a caravanmanner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-) way.וְרִבְעִ֣יveriviand lying downרֶבַעconjunction, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and lying down”, the to-form of the verbH7252prostration (for sleep)lying down.זֵרִ֑יתָzeritawinnowזָרָהverb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “winnow”, a completed actionH2219to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnowcast away, compass, disperse, fan, scatter (away), spread, strew, winnow.וְֽכָלvekhaland allכֹּלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).דְּרָכַ֥יderakhayalongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “along”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).הִסְכַּֽנְתָּהhiskantahbe advantageסָכַןverb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be advantage”, a completed actionH5532to be familiar with; by implication, to minister to, be serviceable to, be customaryacquaint (self), be advantage, [idiom] ever, (be, (un-)) profit(-able), treasurer, be wont.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Thou measurest my going about and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.

Compare Public-Domain Translations

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

American Standard Version (1901)

Thou searchest out my path and my lying down, And art acquainted with all my ways.

Young’s Literal Translation

My path and my couch Thou hast fanned, And [with] all my ways hast been acquainted.

World English Bible

You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.

Darby Translation

Thou searchest out my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways;

Douay-Rheims

Who have devised iniquities in their hearts: all the day long they designed battles.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Thou measurest my going about and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thou hast traced my path and my bed, and hast foreseen all my ways.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τὴν τρίβον μου καὶ τὴν σχοῖνόν μου ἑξιχνίασας· καὶ πάσας τὰς ὁδούς μου προεῖδες,