Psalms 139:13

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

Related Commentaries of Psalms 139:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For thou hast possessed my reins - The word here rendered “possessed” means properly to “set upright,” to “erect,” and hence, the derivative of t...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

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.
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...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

covered . woven me together. Compare Job 10:8 ; Job 10:11 .
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

13. For thou hast possessed my reins Apparently he prosecutes the same subject, though he carries it out somewhat farther, declaring that we...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Thou hast possessed my reins, &c.— Or, Thou hast formed my reins; thou hast compacted me.
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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...
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,...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Possessed ] rather, 'formed,' or 'created.' Reins ] the kidneys, seat of thought, feeling, etc., according to Hebrew belief. Covered me ] rather,...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

For ... — The mystery of birth regarded as one of the greatest mysteries (see Ecclesiastes 11:5 ), is a proof of God’s omniscience. Possessed. —...
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 omnisc...
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 ther...
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...
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...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Omniscience of God. 7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whit...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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...
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 a...
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...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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...
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 representatio...
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...
The Biblical Illustrator

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...
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...
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...

¹³ For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 139:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Psalms 139:13