Psalms 139:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 139:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 139:3 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. compassest: or, winnowest" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 139:3 — KJV
“Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. compassest: or, winnowest”
— Psalms 139:3 (KJV)
Psalms 139:3 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 139:3
“Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 139:3: path, art, ways
“But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:”
Shares key themes with Psalms 139:3: down, art
“And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder; and she went down unto the well, and drew water: and I said unto her, Let me drink, I pray thee.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 139:3: down, art
“And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?”
Shares key themes with Psalms 139:3: down, art
“And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he it was that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him with their faces to the earth.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 139:3: down, art
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