Psalm 139:5

The Scriptures 1998

You have closed me in, behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me –

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There is no mediator between us, to lay his hand upon us both.

The messenger of יהוה encamps all around those who fear Him, And rescues them.

Yet He did not stretch out His hand against the chiefs of the children of Yisra’ĕ

“The Elohim of old is a refuge, and beneath are everlasting arms. And He drives out the enemy from before you and says, ‘Destroy!’

And when I saw Him, I fell at His feet as dead, and He placed His right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid, I am the First and the Last,