Psalm 139:7-8; God wants to be in your life. You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me. PSALM 139 Ps 139:1-24. [11] Kidner agreed with this, writing that, "`Depths of the earth' is a metaphor for the deepest concealment, in the hiddenness of the womb. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. … even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you. (Read Psalm 139:1-6) God has perfect knowledge of us, and all our thoughts and actions are open before him. 139:10). Reading: Psalm 139 For the director of music. If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,”. For the director of music. Sometimes we believe that God just tolerates us because of all the “yuck” in our hearts. But our immortal and rational souls are a still more noble work and gift of God. Properly, something that glitters from a distance. All rights reserved. (It is) a psalm of David. For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. Psalm 139 reflects on the human condition, and specifically God’s interaction with the individual human experience. We cannot see God, but he can see us. I have nothing but hatred for them; I count them my enemies. Chapter 139 Some of the Jewish doctors are of opinion that this is the most excellent of all the psalms of David; and a very pious devout meditation it is upon the doctrine of God’s omniscience, which we should therefore have our hearts fixed upon and filled with in singing this psalm. Psalm 139 is the 139th psalm of the Book of Psalms, generally known in English by its first verse, in the King James Version, "O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me." 4 Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O LORD, you know it altogether. 5 You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea. if there be any wicked way in me, let me see it; and do thou root it out of me. Yet if it were not for his precious thoughts of love to us, our reason and our living for ever would, through our sins, prove the occasion of our eternal misery. NIV®. After presenting the sublime doctrines of God's omnipresence and omniscience, the Psalmist appeals to Him, avowing his innocence, his abhorrence of the wicked, and his ready submission to the closest scrutiny. (Verses 1-6) You have searched me, LORD, and you know me. To the leader. A psalm. Memory Verse: Psalm 139:1 Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. Tucker and Grant note how many hymns tend to highlight the fascination and comfort gained from God’s presence. It would help to keep us in the fear of the Lord all the day long, if, when we wake in the morning, our first thoughts were of him: and how shall we admire and bless our God for his precious salvation, when we awake in the world of glory! You have searched me, LORD, and you know me. And laid Your hand upon me. To long for God is to come under His leadership. Psalm 139 begins by expressing the infinite knowledge of God. It sings the omniscience and omnipresence of God, inferring from these the overthrow of the powers of wickedness, since he who sees and hears the abominable deeds and words of the rebellious will surely deal with them according to his justice. Psalm 139:4 "For [there is] not a word in my tongue, [but], lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether." Psalms 139 For the choir director: A psalm of David. 139. Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty! of
If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. This phrase reflects a knowledge of God which is too much for mankind to comprehend (cf. How should we then delight to meditate on God's love to sinners in Jesus Christ, the sum of which exceeds all reckoning! God takes strict notice of every step we take, every right step and every by step. Behold, O Lord, You know it all.. 5 You have enclosed me behind and before,. (To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.) The Book of Psalms is the third section of the Hebrew Bible, and a book of the Christian Old Testament. As the Lord knows us thoroughly, and we are strangers to ourselves, we should earnestly desire and pray to be searched and proved by his word and Spirit. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. Psalms 139:5 Thou hast beset me behind and … Of David. 1 O Lord, You have searched me and known me.. 2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up;. They speak of you with evil intent; your adversaries misuse your name. Where can I flee from your presence? (7-16) The psalmist's hatred to sin, and desire to be led aright. The phrase “when I was made in secret” means before my existence was known by my mother, before any person knew I was being formed…except God. And are intimately acquainted with all my ways. Of David. Proud member
You understand my thought from afar. Psalm 139:1-2; God is closer to you than you realize. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Should the persecutor take his life, his soul will the sooner ascend to heaven. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Wherever we are, we are under the eye and hand of God. A psalm. Matthew Henry’s Bible Commentary (concise), Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete), California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. This attribute is also referred to as omniscience. All Rights Reserved. It is more profitable to meditate on Divine truths, applying them to our own cases, and with hearts lifted to God in prayer, than with a curious or disputing frame of mind. © 2021 Christianity.com. It is more profitable to meditate on Divine truths, applying them to our own cases, and with hearts lifted to God in prayer, than with a curious or disputing frame of mind. "The lowest parts of the earth" (Psalms 139:15), "depths of the earth" in the RSV. Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 . 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. Such thoughts should restrain us from sin. you, Lord, know it completely. Psalm 139 For the director of music. If I take the wings of the morning. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. If only you, God, would slay the wicked! Hosea 6:6 To know God is not just an intellectual knowledge about Him, but a personal relationship with Him. Immediately it exalts God as all knowing and omnipresent, and clearly shows that all of man's life is in God's hands. and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, Of David. 3 You search out my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. (1-6) He is every where present. Psalms 139:3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. See Also: Psalms, God. A Of David. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. His opposition to the wicked, Psalm 139:19, Psalm 139:20; with whom the godly can have no fellowship, Psalm 139:21, Psalm 139:22. Of David. It is the good old way. This extends to everything a person does, thinks, and says, even before those actions occur. A great tragedy, some can spend years listening to sermons, reading the scriptures, even teaching the Bible but not enjoy a close relationship with God. O Lord, you have searched me and known me! Yet while we shun them we should pray for them; with God their conversion and salvation are possible. The excellence of his purposes, Psalm 139:17, Psalm 139:18. Psalms 139:1 O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. A fine account of the omniscience of God, Psalm 139:1-6; of his omnipresence, Psalm 139:7-12; of his power and providence Psalm 139:13-16. While in the path of duty, he may be happy in any situation, by the exercise of faith, hope, and prayer. When I am withdrawn from all company, thou knowest what I have in my heart. Where can I go from your Spirit? “My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth” (Psalm 139.15). The Psalms force us to be real with God (Psalm 55:1-15) In his book, The God I Don't Understand, Christopher Wright bemoans the lack of lament in our churches saying, "There is an implicit pressure to stifle our real feelings because we are urged, by pious merchants of emotional denial, that we ought to have 'faith' (as if the moaning psalmists didn't). This psalm links us with God as do few other texts in the Bible. 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