You hem me in behind and before. You laid your hand on me.
Parallel translations
- KJV Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
- BSB You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me.
- NKJV You have hedged me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me.
- NASB You have encircled me behind and in front, And placed Your hand upon me.
- NLT You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Ps 34:7Yahweh’s angel encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.
- Deut 33:27The eternal God is your dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, and said, ‘Destroy!’
- Rev 1:17When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, “Don’t be afraid. I am the first and the last,
- Job 23:8–9“If I go east, he is not there; if west, I can’t find him;
- Exod 24:11He didn’t lay his hand on the nobles of the children of Israel. They saw God, and ate and drank.
- Job 9:33There is no umpire between us, that might lay his hand on us both.
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