O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
Psalms 139:1-24.-Yahweh, thou thoroughly knowest me wherever I am (Psalms 139:1-12); for thou hast formed me from the womb, and hast ever precious thoughts toward me (Psalms 139:13-18). I have no fellowship with sinners, thou knowest; therefore keep me in the way everlasting (Psalms 139:19-24). Compare Psalms 139:24 here with Psalms 138:8; "afar off," Psalms 139:2, with Psalms 138:6; Psalms 139:10 here with Psalms 138:7 there. David intimates that if we would have the everlasting blessing, we must not forfeit it by fellowship with wickedness (Psalms 139:21-24). God's omniscience and omnipresence assure God's people He will cover them in the darkest hour, even as He formed them in the womb (Psalms 139:11-18).
O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known (me). There is no "me" after "known" in the Hebrew; therefore it is better to take the object after "known" in a wider sense. The omission is intentional, that the believing heart of all who use this psalm may supply the ellipsis. Thou hast known and knowest all that concerns the matter in question, as well whether I and mine are guilty or innocent (Psalms 44:21); also my exact circumstances, my needs, my sorrows, and the precise time when to relieve me.