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Psalms 139— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

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Verse 1

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ､	lam·naṣ·ṣê·aḥ	For the Chief Musician	H5329
1	לְדָוִ֣ד.	lə·ḏā·wiḏ	of David	H1732
2	מִזְמ֑וֹר	miz·mō·wr;	A Psalm	H4210
3	יְהוָ֥ה､	Yah·weh	Yahweh	H3068
4	חֲ֝קַרְתַּ֗נִי	ḥă·qar·ta·nî,	You have searched me	H2713
5	וַתֵּדָֽע׃.	wat·tê·ḏā‘.	and known [me]	H3045

Verse 2

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אַתָּ֣ה	’at·tāh	You	H0859
1	יָ֭דַעְתָּ	yā·ḏa‘·tā	know	H3045
2	שִׁבְתִּ֣י	šiḇ·tî	my sitting down	H3427
3	וְקוּמִ֑י､	wə·qū·mî;	and my rising up	H6965
4	בַּ֥נְתָּה	ban·tāh	You understand	H0995
5	לְ֝רֵעִ֗י	lə·rê·‘î,	my thought	H7454
6	מֵרָחֽוֹק׃.	mê·rā·ḥō·wq.	afar off	H7350

Verse 3

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אָרְחִ֣י	’ā·rə·ḥî	My path	H0734
1	וְרִבְעִ֣י､	wə·riḇ·‘î	and my lying down	H7252
2	זֵרִ֑יתָ	zê·rî·ṯā;	You comprehend	H2219
3	וְֽכָל־	wə·ḵāl	and all	H3605
4	דְּרָכַ֥י	də·rā·ḵay	my ways	H1870
5	הִסְכַּֽנְתָּה׃.	his·kan·tāh.	are acquainted [with]	H5532

Verse 4

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּ֤י	kî	For	H3588
1	אֵ֣ין	’ên	[there is] not	H0369
2	מִ֭לָּה	mil·lāh	a word	H4405
3	בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֑י､	bil·šō·w·nî;	on my tongue	H3956
4	הֵ֥ן､	hên	[But] behold	H2005
5	יְ֝הוָ֗ה､	Yah·weh	Yahweh	H3068
6	יָדַ֥עְתָּ	yā·ḏa‘·tā	You know	H3045
7	כֻלָּֽהּ׃.	ḵul·lāh.	it altogether	H3605

Verse 5

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אָח֣וֹר	’ā·ḥō·wr	Behind	H0268
1	וָקֶ֣דֶם､	wā·qe·ḏem	and before	H6924
2	צַרְתָּ֑נִי	ṣar·tā·nî;	You have hedged me	H6696
3	וַתָּ֖שֶׁת	wat·tā·šeṯ	and laid	H7896
4	עָלַ֣י	‘ā·lay	upon me	H5921
5	כַּפֶּֽכָה׃.	kap·pe·ḵāh.	Your hand	H3709

Verse 6

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	[פלאיה]	pil·’î·yāh	-
1	(פְּלִ֣יאָֽה)	pə·lî·’āh	Too wonderful	H6383
2	דַ֣עַת	ḏa·‘aṯ	[Such] knowledge [is]	H1847
3	מִמֶּ֑נִּי	mim·men·nî;	for me	H4480
4	נִ֝שְׂגְּבָ֗ה､	niś·gə·ḇāh,	it is high	H7682
5	לֹא־	lō-	cannot	H3808
6	א֥וּכַֽל	’ū·ḵal	I [attain]	H3201
7	לָֽהּ׃.	lāh.	it

Verse 7

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אָ֭נָ֥ה	’ā·nāh	Where	H0575
1	אֵלֵ֣ךְ	’ê·lêḵ	can I go	H1980
2	מֵרוּחֶ֑ךָ؟	mê·rū·ḥe·ḵā;	from Your Spirit	H7307
3	וְ֝אָ֗נָה	wə·’ā·nāh,	Or where	H0575
4	מִפָּנֶ֥יךָ	mip·pā·ne·ḵā	from Your presence	H6440
5	אֶבְרָֽח׃؟	’eḇ·rāḥ.	can I flee	H1272

Verse 8

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אִם־	’im-	if	H0518
1	אֶסַּ֣ק	’es·saq	I ascend	H5266
2	שָׁ֭מַיִם､	ma·yim	into heaven	H8064
3	שָׁ֣ם–	šām	there	H8033
4	אָ֑תָּה	’āt·tāh;	You [are]	H0859
5	וְאַצִּ֖יעָה	wə·’aṣ·ṣî·‘āh	and if I make my bed	H3331
6	שְּׁא֣וֹל､	šə·’ō·wl	in hell	H7585
7	הִנֶּֽךָּ׃.	hin·ne·kā.	behold You [are there]	H2005

Verse 9

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֶשָּׂ֥א	’eś·śā	[If] I take	H5375
1	כַנְפֵי־	ḵan·p̄ê-	the wings	H3671
2	שָׁ֑חַר､	šā·ḥar;	of the morning	H7837
3	אֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗ה	’eš·kə·nāh,	[And] dwell	H7931
4	בְּאַחֲרִ֥ית	bə·’a·ḥă·rîṯ	in the uttermost parts	H0319
5	יָֽם׃–	yām.	of the sea	H3220

Verse 10

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	גַּם־	ga·mō·šā-	Even	H1571
1	שָׁ֭ם	m	there	H8033
2	יָדְךָ֣	yā·ḏə·ḵā	Your hand	H3027
3	תַנְחֵ֑נִי	ṯan·ḥê·nî;	shall lead me	H5148
4	וְֽתֹאחֲזֵ֥נִי	wə·ṯō·ḥă·zê·nî	and shall hold me	H0270
5	יְמִינֶֽךָ׃.	yə·mî·ne·ḵā.	Your right hand	H3225

Verse 11

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וָ֭אֹמַר､	wā·’ō·mar	And if I say	H0559
1	אַךְ־	’aḵ-	surely	H0389
2	חֹ֣שֶׁךְ	ḥō·šeḵ	the darkness	H2822
3	יְשׁוּפֵ֑נִי	yə·šū·p̄ê·nî;	shall fall on me	H7779
4	וְ֝לַ֗יְלָה	wə·lay·lāh,	and Even the night	H3915
5	א֣וֹר	’ō·wr	shall be light	H0216
6	בַּעֲדֵֽנִי׃.	ba·‘ă·ḏê·nî.	about me	H1157

Verse 12

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	גַּם־､	gam-	Indeed	H1571
1	חֹשֶׁךְ֮	ḥō·šeḵ	the darkness	H2822
2	לֹֽא־	lō-	not	H3808
3	יַחְשִׁ֪יךְ	yaḥ·šîḵ	shall hide	H2821
4	מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָ	mim·me·ḵā	from You	H4480
5	וְ֭לַיְלָה	wə·lay·lāh	but the night	H3915
6	כַּיּ֣וֹם.	kay·yō·wm	as the day	H3117
7	יָאִ֑יר	yā·’îr;	Shines	H0215
8	כַּ֝חֲשֵׁיכָ֗ה	ka·ḥă·šê·ḵāh,	the darkness	H2825
9	כָּאוֹרָֽה׃.	kā·’ō·w·rāh.	both alike [to You] the and light [are]	H0219

Verse 13

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	כִּֽי־	kî-	For	H3588
1	אַ֭תָּה	’at·tāh	You	H0859
2	קָנִ֣יתָ	qā·nî·ṯā	formed	H7069
3	כִלְיֹתָ֑י–	ḵil·yō·ṯāy;	my inward parts	H3629
4	תְּ֝סֻכֵּ֗נִי	tə·suk·kê·nî,	You covered me	H5526
5	בְּבֶ֣טֶן	bə·ḇe·ṭen	in womb	H0990
6	אִמִּֽי׃.	’im·mî.	of my mother	H0517

Verse 14

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֽוֹדְךָ֗	’ō·wḏ·ḵā,	I will praise You	H3034
1	עַ֤ל	‘al	upon	H5921
2	כִּ֥י	kî	for	H3588
3	נוֹרָא֗וֹת	nō·w·rā·’ō·wṯ,	I am fearfully	H3372
4	נִ֫פְלֵ֥יתִי	nip̄·lê·ṯî	[and] wonderfully made	H6395
5	נִפְלָאִ֥ים	nip̄·lā·’îm	Marvelous [are]	H6381
6	מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ–	ma·‘ă·śe·ḵā;	Your works	H4639
7	וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י	wə·nap̄·šî,	and [that] my soul	H5315
8	יֹדַ֥עַת	yō·ḏa·‘aṯ	knows	H3045
9	מְאֹֽד׃.	mə·’ōḏ.	very well	H3966

Verse 15

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	לֹא־	lō-	Not	H3808
1	נִכְחַ֥ד	niḵ·ḥaḏ	was hidden	H3582
2	עָצְמִ֗י	‘ā·ṣə·mî,	My frame	H6108
3	מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָּ	mim·me·kā	from You	H4480
4	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	when	H0834
5	עֻשֵּׂ֥יתִי	‘uś·śê·ṯî	I was made	H6213
6	בַסֵּ֑תֶר､	ḇas·sê·ṯer;	in secret	H5643
7	רֻ֝קַּ֗מְתִּי	ruq·qam·tî,	[And] skillfully wrought	H7551
8	בְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹת	bə·ṯaḥ·tî·yō·wṯ	in the lowest parts	H8482
9	אָֽרֶץ׃.	’ā·reṣ.	of the earth	H0776

Verse 16

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	גָּלְמִ֤י ׀–	gā·lə·mî	My [substance being] yet unformed	H1564
1	רָ֘א֤וּ	rā·’ū	saw	H7200
2	עֵינֶ֗יךָ	‘ê·ne·ḵā,	Your eyes	H5869
3	וְעַֽל־	wə·‘al-	and in	H5921
4	סִפְרְךָ֮	sip̄·rə·ḵā	Your book	H5612
5	כֻּלָּ֪ם	kul·lām	all	H3605
6	יִכָּ֫תֵ֥בוּ､	yik·kā·ṯê·ḇū	they were written	H3789
7	יָמִ֥ים	yā·mîm	the days	H3117
8	יֻצָּ֑רוּ､	yuṣ·ṣā·rū;	fashioned for me	H3335
9	[ולא]	wə·lō	-
10	(וְל֖וֹ)	wə·lōw	when [as yet there were] not	H3808
11	אֶחָ֣ד	’e·ḥāḏ	one	H0259
12	בָּהֶֽם׃.	bā·hem.	of them

Verse 17

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וְלִ֗י	wə·lî,	And to me
1	מַה־	mah-	how	H4100
2	יָּקְר֣וּ	yā·qə·rū	precious are	H3365
3	רֵעֶ֣יךָ	rê·‘e·ḵā	Your thoughts	H7454
4	אֵ֑ל!	’êl;	God	H0410
5	מֶ֥ה	meh	how	H4100
6	עָ֝צְמוּ	‘ā·ṣə·mū	great is	H6105
7	רָאשֵׁיהֶֽם׃.	rā·šê·hem.	the sum of them	H7218

Verse 18

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֶ֭סְפְּרֵם	’es·pə·rêm	[If] I should count them	H5608
1	מֵח֣וֹל.	mê·ḥō·wl	than the sand	H2344
2	יִרְבּ֑וּן	yir·būn;	They would be more in number	H7235
3	הֱ֝קִיצֹ֗תִי､	hĕ·qî·ṣō·ṯî,	when I awake	H6974
4	וְעוֹדִ֥י	wə·‘ō·w·ḏî	and I am still	H5750
5	עִמָּֽךְ׃.	‘im·māḵ.	with You	H5973

Verse 19

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אִם־	’im-	Oh that	H0518
1	תִּקְטֹ֖ל	tiq·ṭōl	You would slay	H6991
2	אֱל֥וֹהַּ ׀–	’ĕ·lō·w·ah	God	H0433
3	רָשָׁ֑ע､	rā·šā‘;	the wicked	H7563
4	וְאַנְשֵׁ֥י	wə·’an·šê	therefore you men	H0582
5	דָ֝מִ֗ים	ḏā·mîm,	bloodthirsty	H1818
6	ס֣וּרוּ	sū·rū	Depart	H5493
7	מֶֽנִּי׃.	men·nî.	from me	H4480

Verse 20

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	For	H0834
1	יֹ֭אמְרֻךָ	yō·mə·ru·ḵā	they speak against You	H0559
2	לִמְזִמָּ֑ה､	lim·zim·māh;	wickedly	H4209
3	נָשֻׂ֖א	nā·śu	take [Your name]	H5375
4	לַשָּׁ֣וְא	laš·šāw	in vain	H7723
5	עָרֶֽיךָ׃.	‘ā·re·ḵā.	Your enemies	H6145

Verse 21

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	הֲלֽוֹא־	hă·lō·w-	Do not	H3808
1	מְשַׂנְאֶ֖יךָ	mə·śan·’e·ḵā	them who hate You	H8130
2	יְהוָ֥ה ׀､	Yah·weh	Yahweh	H3068
3	אֶשְׂנָ֑א	’eś·nā;	I hate	H8130
4	וּ֝בִתְקוֹמְמֶ֗יךָ	ū·ḇiṯ·qō·wm·me·ḵā,	and those who rise up against You	H8618
5	אֶתְקוֹטָֽט׃.	’eṯ·qō·w·ṭāṭ.	do I not loathe	H6962

Verse 22

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	תַּכְלִ֣ית	taḵ·lîṯ	With perfect	H8503
1	שִׂנְאָ֣ה–	śin·’āh	hatred	H8135
2	שְׂנֵאתִ֑ים	śə·nê·ṯîm;	I hate them	H8130
3	לְ֝אוֹיְבִ֗ים	lə·’ō·wy·ḇîm,	my enemies	H0341
4	הָ֣יוּ	hā·yū	count them	H1961
5	לִֽי׃.	lî.	I

Verse 23

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	חָקְרֵ֣נִי	ḥā·qə·rê·nî	Search me	H2713
1	אֵ֭ל､	’êl	God	H0410
2	וְדַ֣ע	wə·ḏa‘	and know	H3045
3	לְבָבִ֑י–	lə·ḇā·ḇî;	my heart	H3824
4	בְּ֝חָנֵ֗נִי	bə·ḥā·nê·nî,	Try me	H0974
5	וְדַ֣ע	wə·ḏa‘	and know	H3045
6	שַׂרְעַפָּֽי׃–	śar·‘ap·pāy.	my anxieties	H8312

Verse 24

#	Original	Translit.	English	Strong's
0	וּרְאֵ֗ה	ū·rə·’êh,	and see	H7200
1	אִם־	’im-	if [there is any]	H0518
2	דֶּֽרֶךְ־	de·reḵ-	way	H1870
3	עֹ֥צֶב	‘ō·ṣeḇ	wicked	H6090
4	בִּ֑י	bî;	in me
5	וּ֝נְחֵ֗נִי	ū·nə·ḥê·nî,	and lead me	H5148
6	בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ	bə·ḏe·reḵ	in the way	H1870
7	עוֹלָֽם׃.	‘ō·w·lām.	everlasting	H5769