Psalms 139:1
I will praise thee, O lord, with my whole heart: for thou hast heard the words of my mouth. I will sing praise to thee in the sight of his angels:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
In Context
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:20And what can David say more unto thee? for thou knowest thy servant, O Lord God:
2 Kings 19:27Thy dwelling and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy way I knew before, and thy rage against me.
1 Chronicles 28:9And thou my son Solomon, know the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart, and a willing mind: "for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and under- standeth all the thoughts of minds. If thou seek him, thou shalt find him: but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
Psalms 17:3Thou hast proved my heart, and visited it by night, thou hast tried me by fire: and iniquity hath not been found in me.
Jeremiah 17:9The heart is perverse above all things, and unsearchable, who can know it?
Matthew Henry on Psalms 139:1
Some of the Jewish doctors are of opinion that this is the most excellent of all the psalms of David; and a very pious devout meditation it is upon the doctrine of God's omniscience, which we should therefore have our hearts fixed upon and filled with in singing this psalm. I. This doctrine is here asserted, and fully laid down, ver. 1-6 . II. It is confirmed by two arguments:—1. God is every where present; therefore he knows all, ver. 7-12 . 2. He made us, therefore he knows us, ver. 13-16 . III. Some inferences… Read the whole commentary →