King James Version
Psalms 139:2 in the King James Version says “Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 139 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.”
Psalms 139:2 · KJV
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. compassest: or, winnowest
For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Thou knowest”
H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
“my downsitting”
H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
“and mine uprising”
H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
“thou understandest”
H995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e., (generally) understand
“afar off”
H7350remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)
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