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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 139, Verse 5

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For [there is] not a word in my tongue, [but], lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
King James Version
Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
American Standard Version
Thou hast beset me behind and before, And laid thy hand upon me.
New English Translation
You squeeze me in from behind and in front; you place your hand on me.
World English Bible
You hem me in behind and before. You laid your hand on me.
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[Such] knowledge [is] too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot [attain] unto it.
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Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
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If I ascend up into heaven, thou [art] there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou [art there].
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[If] I take the wings of the morning, [and] dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
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Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
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If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
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Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light [are] both alike [to thee].
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For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
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I will praise thee; for I am fearfully [and] wonderfully made: marvellous [are] thy works; and [that] my soul knoweth right well.
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My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, [and] curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.