Psalms 139:2
I will worship towards thy holy temple, and I will give glory to thy name. For thy mercy, and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy holy name above all.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
In Context
3In what day soever I shall call upon thee, hear me: thou shall multiply strength in my soul.
Cross References
Genesis 16:13And she called the name of the Lord that spoke unto her: Thou the God who hast seen me. For she said: Verily here have I seen the hinder parts of him that seeth me.
2 Kings 6:12And one of his servants said: No one, my lord O king: but Eliseus the prophet, that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel all the words, that thou speakest in thy privy chamber.
Psalms 44:22Shall not God search out these things : for he knoweth the secrets of the heart. Because for thy sake we are killed all the day long : we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
Psalms 94:11The Lord knoweth the thoughts of men, that they are vain.
Isaiah 37:28I know thy dwelling, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me.
Ezekiel 38:10Thus saith the Lord God: In that day projects shall enter into thy heart, and thou shalt conceive a mischievous design.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 139:2-7
The Omniscience of God. 1 O Lord , thou hast searched me, and known me. 2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. 3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. 4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord , thou knowest it altogether. 5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. David here lays down this great doctrine,… Read the whole commentary →