Psalms 139:2
Rescue me, O Lord, from the evil man; deliver me from the unjust man.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
In Context
1For the end, a Psalm of David.
3Who have devised injustice in their hearts; all the day they prepared war.
Cross References
Genesis 16:13And she called the name of the Lord God who spoke to her, Thou art God who seest me; for she said, For I have openly seen him that appeared to me.
2 Kings 6:12And one of his servants said, Nay, my Lord, O king, for Elisaie the prophet that is in Israel reports to the king of Israel all the words whatsoever thou mayest say in + 6:12 Gr. closet of thy bedchamber.thy bedchamber.
Psalms 94:11So I sware in my wrath, They shall not enter into my rest.
Isaiah 37:28But now I know thy rest, and thy going out, and thy coming in.
Ezekiel 38:10Thus saith the Lord God; It shall also come to pass in that day, that thoughts shall come up into thine heart, and thou shalt devise evil devices.
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 →