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You mark when I go out and when I lie down;
    all my ways are open to you.
A word is not even on my tongue
    and you, O Lord, are completely aware of it.
You enfold me from in front and from behind,
    and you place your hand upon me.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 139:5 Place your hand upon me: a gesture performed by the judge or the witness (see Job 9:33). It expresses God’s absolute mastery over human beings (see Ex 33:22; Rev 1:17).

You discern my going out(A) and my lying down;
    you are familiar with all my ways.(B)
Before a word is on my tongue
    you, Lord, know it completely.(C)
You hem me in(D) behind and before,
    and you lay your hand upon me.

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