covered. woven me together. Compare Job 10:8; Job 10:11.
For thou hast possessed my reins - The word here rendered “possessed” means properly to “set upright,” to “erect,” and hence, the derivative of t...
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.
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...
13. For thou hast possessed my reins Apparently he prosecutes the same subject, though he carries it out somewhat farther, declaring that we...
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. Thou hast possessed my reins - As the Hebrews believed that the reins wer...
Thou hast possessed my reins, &c.— Or, Thou hast formed my reins; thou hast compacted me.
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, i...
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,...
Possessed ] rather, 'formed,' or 'created.' Reins ] the kidneys, seat of thought, feeling, etc., according to Hebrew belief. Covered me ] rather,...
For ... — The mystery of birth regarded as one of the greatest mysteries (see Ecclesiastes 11:5 ), is a proof of God’s omniscience. Possessed. —...
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 omnisc...
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 ther...
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...
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...
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...
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 affection...
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 p...
The Omniscience of God. 7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whit...
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. O...
INTRODUCTION “Nowhere,” says Perowne, “are the great attributes of God—His omniscience, His omnipresence, His omnipotence, set forth so strikingly a...
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...
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 o...
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 searche...
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 a...
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 ou...
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 representatio...
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...
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...
EXPOSITION A song of praise to God for his omniscience, his omnipresence, and his marvelous powers, ending with a prayer for the destruction of...
Isaiah 44:2 ; Isaiah 46:3 ; Jeremiah 1:5 ; Job 10:9-12 ; Job 31:15 ; Psalms 22:10 ; Psalms 22:9 ; Psalms 71:6
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...
13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.