If I think to escape thee by plunging into darkness, and say to myself, "Surely the darkness shall screen me, and night take the place of light about me," so that I cannot be seen, even then my object is not accomplished even the darkness hideth not from thee but the night shineth as the day. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me even the night shall be light about me. In that distant region I should still find thy guiding hand. If I were to speed across the earth on the wings of the dawn, and, having done so, were then to dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea-the extreme west, where the sun sots- even there shall thy hand lead me. Behold, thou art there literally, behold, thou! "if I were to ascend up into heaven, if I could do so, thou wouldst still be there-I should not find myself where thou wert not no, nor even if I went down to hell ( Sheol), should I escape thee-thou wouldst be there also." If I make my bed in hell means, "if I go down and take my rest in hell"-the place of departed spirits. If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there i. When Jonah sought to flee from his presence, he only found himself brought more absolutely and more perceptibly into his presence (comp. "In him we live, and move, and have our being" ( Acts 17:28). God's presence is not to be escaped his spirit is everywhere. Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? The transition is now made from God's omniscience to God's omnipresence, Psalms 139:5 having paved the way for it. "The thought of God's omniscience makes him feel as if real knowledge were beyond his reach" (Kay). real true knowledge, such as deserves the name. The psalmist does not say, "such knowledge," but simply "knowledge," i. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
To uphold me, and at the same time to restrain me (comp. Thine omniscience arises out of thy omnipresence." And laid thine hand upon me. "thou art ever close to me, and therefore hast complete knowledge of me. What has been already said of deeds and thoughts is now extended to "words." God hears every word we speak. Psalms 119:168, "All my ways are before thee").įor there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. And art acquainted with all my ways (comp. Thou compassest (rather, siftest) my path and my lying down literally, my path and my couch-the time of my activity and the time of my rest. while it is just forming-long before it is a fully developed thought. Thou understandest my thought afar off i. All that I do from one end of the day to the other. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising.
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arrived at a full knowledge of my spiritual condition. examined into all my thoughts and feelings (comp. O Lord, thou hast searched me rather, hast searched me out i. The psalm divides into four stanzas of six verses each-the first ( Psalms 139:1-6) dealing with the omniscience of God the second ( Psalms 139:7-12), with his omnipresence the third ( Psalms 139:13-18), with his omnipotence and the fourth ( Psalms 139:19-24) containing the supplication. Scriptures on the value of a soul.A song of praise to God for his omniscience, his omnipresence, and his marvelous powers, ending with a prayer for the destruction of the wicked, and for the purifying from evil of the psalmist's own heart.
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