Psalms 139:1
Rescue me, O Lord, from the evil man; deliver me from the unjust man. 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
In Context
2Who have devised injustice in their hearts; all the day they prepared war. 1
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:20And what shall David yet say to you? and now you know your servant, O Lord, my Lord.
2 Kings 19:27But I know your + 19:27 Gr. seat. down-sitting, and your going forth, and your rage against me.
1 Chronicles 28:9And now, my son Solomon, know the God of your fathers, and serve him with a perfect heart and willing soul: for the Lord searches all hearts, and knows every thought: if you seek him, he will be found of you; but if you should forsake him, he will forsake you for ever.
Psalms 17:3I will call upon the Lord with praises, and I shall be saved from my enemies. 1
Jeremiah 17:9The heart is deep beyond all things, and it is the man, and who can know him?
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 →