Psalms 139:13
I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the + 139:13 Gr. singular.poor, and the right of the needy ones.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
In Context
12A talkative man shall not prosper on the earth: evils shall hunt the unrighteous man to destruction.
14Surely the righteous shall give thanks to thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.
Cross References
Job 10:11And thou didst clothe me with skin and flesh, and frame me with bones and sinews.
Psalms 95:6Thanksgiving and beauty are before him: holiness and majesty are in his sanctuary.
Isaiah 44:2Thus saith the Lord God that made thee, and he that formed thee from the womb; Thou shalt yet be helped: fear not, my servant Jacob; and beloved Israel, whom I have chosen.
Jeremiah 1:5Before I formed thee in the belly, I knew thee; and before thou camest forth from the womb, I sanctified thee; I appointed thee a prophet to the nations.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 139:8-17
The Omniscience of God. 7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. 11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. 12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the… Read the whole commentary →