Psalms 139:2 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
Thou -- Thou hast known my sitting down, And my rising up, Thou hast attended to my thoughts from afar.
English ASV
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising; Thou understandest my thought afar off.
English Amplified
You know my downsitting and my uprising; You understand my thought afar off. [Matt. 9:4; John 2:24, 25.]
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
You know my downsitting and my uprising; You understand my thought afar off. [Matt. 9:4; John 2:24, 25.]
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
You know when I sit down and when I stand up; you understand my thoughts from far away.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
*Thou* knowest my down-sitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off;
English EASY 2024
You know when I sit down, and you know when I get up. Even when you are far away, you understand what I am thinking about.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
You know when I sit down and when I get up. You know my thoughts from far away.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from afar.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
You know everything I do; from far away you understand all my thoughts.
English God's Word - GW 1995
You alone know when I sit down and when I get up. You read my thoughts from far away.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
You know when I sit down and when I stand up; You understand my thoughts from far away.
English KJV 1611
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
English LSB
You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You perceive my thought from afar.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
you know when I sit and stand; you understand my thoughts from afar.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
You know when I sit down and when I get up; even from far away you understand my motives.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
You know when I sit down and when I get up. You know what I'm thinking even though you are far away.
English NIV
You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.
English NKJ 1982
You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off.
English NLT
You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my every thought when far away.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
You perceive every movement of my heart and soul, and you understand my every thought before it even enters my mind.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
Thou knowest when I sit down and when I rise up; thou discernest my thoughts from afar.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
You know when I sit or stand. When far away you know my every thought.
English Tyndale 1537
Thou knowest my down sitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thoughts afar off.