Psalm 139 Commentary
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KEY THOUGHT: For You formed my inward parts;
You [f]covered me in my mother’s womb. [Psalm 139:13 NKJV]
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Psalm 139 NKJV
God’s Perfect Knowledge of Man
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
139 O Lord, You have searched me and known me.
2 You know my sitting down and my rising up;
You understand my thought afar off.
3 You [a]comprehend my path and my lying down,
And are acquainted with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word on my tongue,
But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether.
5 You have [b]hedged me behind and before,
And laid Your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is high, I cannot attain it.
7 Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
8 If I ascend into heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in [c]hell, behold, You are there.
9 If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
10 Even there Your hand shall lead me,
And Your right hand shall hold me.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall [d]fall on me,”
Even the night shall be light about me;
12 Indeed, the darkness [e]shall not hide from You,
But the night shines as the day;
The darkness and the light are both alike to You.
13 For You formed my inward parts;
You [f]covered me in my mother’s womb.
14 I will praise You, for [g]I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well.
15 My [h]frame was not hidden from You,
When I was made in secret,
And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed.
And in Your book they all were written,
The days fashioned for me,
When as yet there were none of them.
17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;
When I awake, I am still with You.
19 Oh, that You would slay the wicked, O God!
Depart from me, therefore, you [i]bloodthirsty men.
20 For they speak against You wickedly;
[j]Your enemies take Your name in vain.
21 Do I not hate them, O Lord, who hate You?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?
22 I hate them with [k]perfect hatred;
I count them my enemies.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my anxieties;
24 And see if there is any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.
Footnotes
a. Psalm 139:3 Lit. winnow
b. Psalm 139:5 enclosed
c. Psalm 139:8 Or Sheol
d. Psalm 139:11 Vg., Symmachus cover
e. Psalm 139:12 Lit. is not dark
f. Psalm 139:13 wove
g. Psalm 139:14 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Syr., Vg. You are fearfully wonderful
h. Psalm 139:15 Lit. bones were
i. Psalm 139:19 Lit. men of bloodshed
j. Psalm 139:20 LXX, Vg. They take Your cities in vain
k. Psalm 139:22 complete
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Psalm 139 Commentary
Psalm 139 is home to one of the most famous poster verses: “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made …” Verse 14. Of course, the psalmist ponders God’s omnipresence – the state or quality of being present everywhere at the same time.
Omniscience is also underlined – everything to do with unlimited understanding and infinite wisdom.
How does it work for humanity?
Terrible things! Source of unlimited confusion for the human brain! The finite is poorly designed to understand infinity!
“Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,” David explains.
Both creator and master of time and space! Then knowledge, presence, and power. Then you have God. Then you also have more confusion!
Atop it all is love for love’s sake. Then you have good intentions flowing from a good heart, hence the creation of humanity!
God doesn’t show up at conception. God shows up at each conception down your family tree, ensuring that all parameters are in place for your sake. That would be thousands of times before you are born!
Stand in awe of the Creator God!
But others lack understanding of God. They are wicked. David hates them!
Then David prays his usual prayer. He could be wicked on his own and for himself. Let the LORD search his heart for wickedness. Then let the LORD lead him in the right way.
It’s a prayer to repeat daily!
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