Psalms 139:1
For the end, a Psalm of David. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
In Context
2Rescue me, O Lord, from the evil man; 1 Deliver me from the unjust man. 1
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:20And what shall David yet say to thee? and now thou knowest thy servant, O Lord, my Lord.
2 Kings 19:27But I know thy downsitting, and thy going forth, and thy rage against me.
1 Chronicles 28:9And now, my son Solomon, know the God of thy fathers, and serve him with a perfect heart and willing soul: for the Lord searches all hearts, and knows every thought: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou shouldest forsake him, he will forsake thee forever.
Psalms 17:3The Lord is my firm support, and my refuge, and my deliverer; 1 My God is my helper, I will hope in him; 1 He is my defender, and the horn of my salvation, and my helper. 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 →