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Verse Psalms 139:13. _THOU HAST POSSESSED MY REINS_] As the Hebrews
believed that the _reins_ were the first part of the human fetus that
is formed, it may here mean, thou hast laid the foundation of...
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FOR THOU HAST POSSESSED MY REINS - The word here rendered
“possessed” means properly to “set upright,” to “erect,”
and hence, the derivative of the verb is applied to a cane or reed, as
being erect. T...
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Psalms 139
In the Divine Presence
_ 1. His omniscience (Psalms 139:1)_
2. His omnipresence (Psalms 139:7)
3. Praising Him ...
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CXXXIX. GOD IS EVERYWHERE: HE KNOWS EVERYTHING OH THAT HE WOULD
DESTROY THE WICKED. This Ps. is among the most spiritual productions
of the OT. It deals with the mystery of Divine providence, a theme...
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COVERED. woven me together. Compare Job 10:8; Job 10:11....
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God must know the Psalmist perfectly, for He ordered the first
beginnings of his life, and foresaw all his destiny....
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For it was thou that didst form my reins] Thou is emphatic. The
connexion of thought expressed by _for_is not obvious; but it appears
to give a reason for the intimate knowledge of which the preceding...
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THOU HAST POSSESSED MY REINS, &C.— Or, _Thou hast formed my reins;
thou hast compacted me._...
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PSALMS 139
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
An Individual submits Himself to Jehovah's All-Searching Eye.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 139:1-6, Jehovah's Knowledge considered as Taking
into View every Form of Human...
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For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's
womb.
FOR THOU (EMPHATIC) HAST POSSESSED MY REINS. The "For" implies, it is
no wonder that nothing appertaining to me is hidden...
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139:13 me (c-10) Or 'thou didst knit me together,' as Job 10:11 . See
also 'hedged in,' Job 3:23 , and 'cover,' Psalms 91:4 ....
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POSSESSED] rather, 'formed,' or 'created.'
REINS] the kidneys, seat of thought, feeling, etc., according to
Hebrew belief. COVERED ME] rather, 'woven me together,' like a piece
of cloth, with bones,...
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One of the very greatest of the Pss. No grander tribute has ever been
paid to the omniscience and omnipresence of God. The Ps. is ascribed
to David, but the Hebrew is decisive in favour of a date very...
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Psalms 107:150
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
GOD KNOWS EVERYTHING
PSALMS 139
Jesus said, "Your Father (God) knows how many hairs there are on your
head!" ...
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FOR... — The mystery of birth regarded as one of the greatest
mysteries (see Ecclesiastes 11:5), is a proof of God’s omniscience.
POSSESSED. — The context seems to require _formed, fashioned,_ as,
acc...
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Psalms 139:1
THIS is the noblest utterance in the Psalter of pure contemplative
theism, animated and not crushed by the thought of God's omniscience
and omnipresence. No less striking than the unequal...
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THE ALL-SEEING GOD
Psalms 139:1
The psalmist speaks as if there were only two beings in the
universe-God and himself. In all literature there is no nobler
conception of the divine attributes.
_ God'...
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The conception of intimate personal relation between God and man is
perhaps more remarkably and forcefully dealt with in this song than in
any other in the whole collection.
The great facts are first...
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For thou hast (h) possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my
mother's womb.
(h) You have made me in all parts and therefore must know me....
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_I know. Hebrew, "thou knowest." But some copies read more accurately.
(Houbigant) --- Poor. Thus, in the end, was Lazarus treated. [Luke
xvi. 22.] (Worthington)_...
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I would not make a chasm in the reading of these verses, because the
latter of them, according to my view, throw a light upon the former.
It may, no doubt, be truly said by David, and by every man lik...
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13._For thou hast possessed my reins _Apparently he prosecutes the
same subject, though he carries it out somewhat farther, declaring
that we need not be surprised at God’s knowledge of the most secre...
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Psalms 139 shows the complete exercise of heart that belongs to God's
ways. Though the faithfulness of God perfects all His purposed
blessing, not a thought escapes God. There is, morally speaking, no...
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FOR THOU HAST POSSESSED MY REINS,.... His thoughts and counsels, the
reins being the seat of instruction and counsel; hence God is called
the trier of the reins, and searcher of the hearts of the chil...
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For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's
womb.
Ver. 13. _For thou hast possessed my reins_] The seat of mine
affections. Thoughts kindle affections, and these cause thoug...
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_Thou hast possessed_ Or, _thou dost possess, my reins_ The most
inward and hidden part of my body, supposed also to be the seat of
men's lusts and passions: thou dwellest in them, thou art the owner...
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7-16 We cannot see God, but he can see us. The psalmist did not
desire to go from the Lord. Whither can I go? In the most distant
corners of the world, in heaven, or in hell, I cannot go out of thy
r...
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THOU HAST POSSESSED; or, _thou dost possess_; thou dwellest in them,
thou art the Owner and Governor of them, and therefore must needs know
them. Or, THOU HAST FORMED, as some of the ancients and othe...
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Psalms 139:13 formed H7069 (H8804) parts H3629 covered H5526 (H8799)
mothers H517 womb H990
For thou -...
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This is a Psalm we can never read too often. It will be to us one of
the greatest safeguards against sin if we have its teaching constantly
before our mind's eye, and the teaching of this Psalm is sim...
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In this Psalm, David praises God by specially dwelling upon the one
attribute of omniscience. If we really wish to praise God, we must
think of him as he is, and it is the best praise that we can rend...
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May the all-seeing God, of whom this Psalm speaks, look down upon us
and bless us richly while we read it!
Psalms 139:1. _O LORD thou hast searched me, and known me._
«Known me perfectly, far better...
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Psalms 139:1. _O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me._
God does not need to «search» us, for that implies a want of
knowledge, a knowledge obtained by search. But the meaning of the text
is, th...
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Psalms 139:1. _O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me._
«Thou hast explored me, as men dig in mines, and make subterranean
excavations. Thou hast searched into my secret parts, and known me.»
P...
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CONTENTS: Meditation upon the doctrines of God's omniscience and
omnipresence.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: The God with whom we have to do has a perfect knowledge of
us and all the motions a...
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This psalm is entitled, a _psalm of David._ All the Versions agree
with the Hebrew in this. It must be regarded as one of the sublimest
representations of the Divinity, and particularly with regard to...
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_O Lord, Thou hast searched me, and known me._
GOD’S EXHAUSTIVE KNOWLEDGE OF MAN
This lyric has always been the subject of praise. Aben Ezra said there
was none like it in the five books. Lord Brough...
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_For Thou hast possessed my reins: Thou hast covered me in my
mother’s womb._
GOD AS THE CREATOR OF MAN
I. He created man, who is a wonder to man’s self (verses 13, 14).
II. He created man, who come...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 139:1. The closing request of this hymn
(“search me, O God, and know my heart”) echoes the opening
statement. This highlights the psalm’s theme: God’s knowledge of
his peopl...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 139:13 These verses illustrate the point of vv.
Psalms 139:11 by describing a particular “dark place” where the
Lord saw and cared for the singer, namely, his...
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INTRODUCTION
“Nowhere,” says Perowne, “are the great attributes of God—His
omniscience, His omnipresence, His omnipotence, set forth so
strikingly as they are in this magnificent Psalm. Nowhere is the...
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EXPOSITION
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 psalm...
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Psa 139:1-24, another psalm of David to the chief musician. As David
offers this prayer really unto God, declaring, first of all,
O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me (Psalms 139:1).
Recogniz...
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Isaiah 44:2; Isaiah 46:3; Jeremiah 1:5; Job 10:9; Job 31:15;...
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THOU GOD SEEST ME
_Selections from Psalms 139:1_
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
The world today needs a new vision of the Deity of Christ. Our Lord
Jesus has been dragged down from His place of authority and p...
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Can it be inferred from this verse that the Bible considers abortion
to be murder?
PROBLEM: According to this passage, God looks upon the unborn as a
human being. However, if the unborn is fully huma...