*Psalm 139:1-24
Psalm 139 describes God’s omniscience and his intimate knowledge of each person.
- God’s Omniscience and Omnipresence:
- The psalmist begins by marveling at God’s intimate knowledge and awareness of him, acknowledging that God has searched him and known him thoroughly.
- He reflects on God’s omniscience, recognizing that God perceives his thoughts from afar and is acquainted with all his ways.
- God’s Protective Presence:
- The psalmist finds reassurance in God’s presence, acknowledging that there is nowhere he can flee from God’s Spirit or hide from His presence.
- He expresses wonder at God’s constant presence, whether he ascends to the heavens, makes his bed in Sheol, or travels to the farthest seas.
- Divine Formation and Purpose:
- The psalmist reflects on God’s creative power and involvement in his formation in his mother’s womb, acknowledging God’s intricate workmanship and design.
- He praises God for his fearfully and wonderfully made body and soul, recognizing God’s sovereign plan and purpose for his life.
- Desire for Righteousness and Deliverance:
- The psalmist appeals to God to search and know his heart, testing his thoughts and leading him in the way of everlasting righteousness.
- He expresses a desire for God to deliver him from wickedness and lead him in the path of life, away from the ways of falsehood and evil.
- Call for Reflection and Surrender:
- The psalmist concludes by inviting God to examine his heart and thoughts, asking Him to remove any offensive way and lead him in the way of everlasting life.
- He expresses willingness to surrender to God’s guidance and authority, trusting in His wisdom and righteousness.
Daily Prayer
Heavenly Father,
Thank You for knowing us completely and loving us so deeply. You see everything about us—our thoughts, our actions, and even our hearts. No matter where we go, You are always with us, guiding and protecting us.
Help us to trust in Your perfect knowledge and care. Search our hearts, Lord, and show us anything that needs to change so we can live in a way that pleases You. Lead us on the path that brings us closer to You.
Thank You for creating us with purpose and surrounding us with Your unfailing love.
Amen.
Psalm 139:1-24 (KJV)
139:1 O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.
139:2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
139:3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
139:4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
139:5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
139:6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
139:7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
139:8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
139:9 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
139:10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
139:11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
139:12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
139:13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
139:14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
139:15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
139:16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
139:17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
139:18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
139:19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
139:20 For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
139:21 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
139:22 I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
139:24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.