Psalms 139:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Thou compassesta my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. ”

Psalms 139:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Thou compassest my path ... - Margin, “winnowest.” The Hebrew word - זרה zârâh - means properly “to scatter,” to cast loosely about - as the wind does dust; and then, to winnow - to wit, by...
Psalms 139:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Thou (b) compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted [with] all my ways. (b) So that they are evidently known to you.
Psalms 139:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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 the...
Psalms 139:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

compassest . scrutinisest. lying down . bed. art acquainted with . well knowest, or hast inspected.
Psalms 139:3 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 734 THE OMNIPRESENCE AND OMNISCIENCE OF GOD Psalms 139:1-12 . O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine up-rising; thou understandest my thoug...
Psalms 139:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. Thou compassest my path - זרית zeritha thou dost winnow, ventilate, or sift my path; and my lying down, רבעי ribi, my...
Psalms 139:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted (art familiar) with all my ways. "Thou compasses...
Psalms 139:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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 ver...
Psalms 139:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Compassest. — There is some obscurity about this word. The Hebrew verb means first to scatter, and is used of throwing corn about to winnow it ( Isaiah 30:24 ; Jeremiah 4:11 ; Ruth 3:2 ). Hence...
Psalms 139:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 139:1-24 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...
Psalms 139:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the All-seeing God Psalms 139:1-13 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...
Psalms 139:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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 firs...
Psalms 139:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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 li...
Psalms 139:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Thou compassest my path and my lying down ,.... The Targum adds, "to study in the law.'' His walk in the daytime, and every step he took, and his lying down at night. It denotes his perfect knowle...
Psalms 139:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted [with] all my ways. Ver. 3. Thou compassest my path ] Or, Thou winnowest; if there be any chaff or trash, thou wilt make it fly; thou...
Psalms 139:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Psalms 139:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Omniscience of God. To the chief musician. A psalm of David. 1 O L ORD , thou hast searched me, and known me....
Psalms 139:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Thou compassest my path; thou watchest me on every side, and therefore discernest every step which I take. It is a metaphor either from huntsmen watching all the motions and lurking-places of wild...
Psalms 139:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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 t...
Psalms 139:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 139:1-3 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...
Psalms 139:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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.»...
Psalms 139:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 t...
Psalms 139:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

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 Br...
Psalms 139:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
Psalms 139:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Samuel 11:2-5 ; 2 Samuel 11:27 ; 2 Samuel 12:9-12 ; 2 Samuel 8:14 ; Acts 5:3 ; Acts 5:4 ; Ecclesiastes 12:14 ; Genesis 28:10-17 ; Isaiah 29:15 ; Jeremiah 23:24 ; Job 13:26 ; Job 13:27 ;...
Psalms 139:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Thou God Seest Me Selections from Psalms 139:1-24 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 auth...
Psalms 139:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Compassest — Thou discernest every step I take. It is a metaphor from soldiers besieging their enemies, and setting watches round about them.

Psalms 139:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 139:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 139:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 139:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 139:3 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Psalms 139:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 139:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 139:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 139:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 139:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 139:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 139:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 139:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 139:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 139:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 139:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 139:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 139:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 139:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 139:3 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 139:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 139:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 139:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 139:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 139:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 139:3 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Psalms 139:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes