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Forכִּיthere is notאֵיןa wordמִלָּהon my tongue—בִּלְשׁוֹנִיlook,הֵןYHWH,יְהוָהyou knowיָדַעְתָּall of it.כֻלָּהּ
Psalms 139:4
Study it in the app“For there is not a word on my tongue— look, YHWH, you know all of it.”
God searches and knows every step and every wordPurpose
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 139:4, word by word
- a wordמִלָּהmila
word, speech
A word, a saying; what someone says. It is a poetic word, used very often in the book of Job.
Where else “mila” appears- on my tongue—לְשׁוֹנִleshoni
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “leshoni” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- you knowיָדַעְתָּyadata
know a person
To know someone.
Where else “yadata” appears
The context
3My path and my lying down you have sifted, and all my ways you are familiar with.
4 · This verse (above)
5Behind and before you have hemmed me in, and you have laid on me your palm.