Psalm 139:1-24 O lord, you have searched me, and known me.… : — This psalm sings of — I. GOD. 1. His omniscience. (1) He knows our actions, ways, words, thoughts. (2) His knowledge of us is entire, complete. 2. His omnipresence. He is in — (1) Heaven. (2) Unseen world. (3) Everywhere. (4) In the dark as well as the light. 3. His omnipotence (vers. 13-16). 4. The separate, personal thinking of God toward every one of us. (1) Innumerable. (2) Constant. II. OURSELVES. Our relation toward such a God should be — 1. That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. 17, 18). 2. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. 19-22). 3. That of welcoming the Divine searching (vers. 23, 24). Said Milton, speaking of his travels abroad when a young man: "I again take God to witness that in all places where so many things are considered lawful, I lived sound and untouched from all profligacy and vice, having this thought perpetually with me, that though I might escape the eyes of men, I certainly could not the eyes of God." 4. That of a prayerful seeking of the Divine guidance (ver. 24). (W. Hoyt, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: {To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.} O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. |
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