Psalms 139:3 (YLT)

Passage

My path and my couch Thou hast fanned, And <FI>with<Fi> all my ways hast been acquainted.

Nearby Context

Psalms 139:1 To the Overseer. --A Psalm by David. Jehovah, Thou hast searched me, and knowest.

Psalms 139:2 Thou--Thou hast known my sitting down, And my rising up, Thou hast attended to my thoughts from afar.

Psalms 139:3 My path and my couch Thou hast fanned, And <FI>with<Fi> all my ways hast been acquainted.

Psalms 139:4 For there is not a word in my tongue, Lo, O Jehovah, Thou hast known it all!

Psalms 139:5 Behind and before Thou hast besieged me, And Thou dost place on me Thy hand.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "path", "couch", "thou", "hast", "fanned", "ways", and "been". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "path" and "couch", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "Thou--Thou hast known my sitting down And..." into verse 4's "For there is not a word in...", so "path" and "couch" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "path" and "couch" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.