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PSALM CXXXIX
_A fine account of the omniscience of God_, 1-6;
_of his omnipresence_, 7-12;
_of his power and providence_, 13-16.
_The excellence of his purposes_, 17, 18.
_His opposition to the w...
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O LORD, THOU HAST SEARCHED ME - The word rendered searched, has a
primary reference to searching the earth by boring or digging, as for
water or metals. See Job 28:3. Then it means to search accuratel...
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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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God's perfect knowledge of all the Psalmist's life and thoughts....
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_searched me_ Cp. Psalms 139:23; Jeremiah 17:10.
_and known_me] Or, and knowest me, for nothing can be hid from that
omniscient scrutiny....
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DISCOURSE: 734
THE OMNIPRESENCE AND OMNISCIENCE OF GOD
Psalms 139:1. O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou
knowest my down-sitting and mine up-rising; thou understandest my
thought afar of...
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_David praiseth God for his all-seeing providence, and for his
infinite mercies: he defieth the wicked: he prayeth for sincerity._
To the chief musician, A Psalm of David.
_TITLE._ מזמור לדוד למנצה _...
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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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O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
Psalms 139:1.-Yahweh, thou thoroughly knowest me wherever I am
(Psalms 139:1); for thou hast formed me from the womb, and hast ever
precious thoughts to...
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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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SEARCHED... — Comp. Psalms 44:21, “shall not God search this
out.” The word is used of mining operations, Job 28:3; of exploring
a country, Judges 18:2....
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לַ֭ † מְנַצֵּחַ לְ דָוִ֣ד מִזְמֹ֑ור
יְהוָ֥ה...
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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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_David. He, (Calmet) Ezechias, (Ven. Bede) the captives, (Bossuet) or
Jesus Christ and his servants under persecution, speak in this psalm.
(Holy Fathers) See Psalm lv. (Calmet)_...
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CONTENTS
This Psalm was written by David; but it is evident that he was
directed by the Holy Spirit to say in it much concerning Christ. In
the former part, he dwells upon the divine perfections in t...
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_THE INDWELLING GOD_
‘O Lord, Thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my
downsitting and mine uprising, Thou understandest my thought afar
off.’
Psalms 139:1
‘Our fellowship is with the F...
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1._O Jehovah! thou hast searched me _David declares, in the outset of
this Psalm, that he does not come before God with any idea of its
being possible to succeed by dissimulation, as hypocrites will t...
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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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O LORD, THOU HAST SEARCHED ME, AND KNOWN [ME]. The omniscience of God
reaches to all persons and things; but the psalmist only takes notice
of it as respecting himself. God knows all men in general, a...
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Psalms 139:1 «To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. » O LORD,
thou hast searched me, and known [me].
_A Psalm of David_] There is not in all the five books of psalms so
notable a one as this, sait...
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_O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me_ That is, known me
exactly, as men know those things which they diligently search out.
_Thou knowest my down-sitting_, &c. All my postures and motions; my...
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1-6 God has perfect knowledge of us, and all our thoughts and actions
are open before him. It is more profitable to meditate on Divine
truths, applying them to our own cases, and with hearts lifted t...
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PSALM 139 THE ARGUMENT This Psalm is esteemed by the Hebrews the most
excellent in the whole book. The matter of it is noble and sublime,
and so is the style. The occasion of it seems to have been tho...
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Psalms 139:1 Musician H5329 (H8764) Psalm H4210 David H1732 LORD H3068
searched H2713 (H8804) known H3045 ...
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Psalms 139:1
I. Deep indeed and mysterious, far beyond what we can understand, are
our own ordinary sleeping and waking; we know not how it is that the
soothing quietness which we call sleep steals ov...
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Psalms 139:1
The fact that God is always present and knows every minute trifle in
our lives, and that His unerring judgment will assuredly take count of
every detail of our character and conduct, neit...
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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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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._
«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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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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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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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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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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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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1 Chronicles 28:9; 1 Kings 8:39; Hebrews 4:13; Jeremiah 12:3;...
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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...