1 You have searched me, Lord,
and you know me.
2 You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.
3 You discern my going out and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.
4 Before a word is on my tongue
you, Lord, know it completely.
5 You hem me in behind and before,
and you lay your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too lofty for me to attain.7 Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
10 even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,”
12 even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you.13 For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
15 My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
16 Your eyes saw my unformed body;
all the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be.
17 How precious to me are your thoughts God!
How vast is the sum of them!
18 Were I to count them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand—
when I awake, I am still with you.
Psalm 139 has always been a favorite scripture of mine. Its verses are full of truths that I need to hear. Sometimes, in difficult times, we let worry and the opinions of the world define our view of ourselves and our circumstances. Those are the times that we need to go to the one true Word to re-educate ourselves with the TRUTH!
I’ve been reading Psalm 139 a great deal lately and I’d love to share some of its wonderful truths with you!
- God knows us!
There are times when we feel so alone and isolated. We feel like there is no one on earth that understands us, relates to us, or even has a clue what we are going through. Guess what? God does and He is always there to comfort us, love us and forgive us. I’m reminded by reading the first six verses of this scripture that:
- God understands me.
- He knows all my ways.
- There is not a word that I have spoken that He didn’t know beforehand.
- His hand is upon me.
- God is always with us!
He is with you no matter where you go. It points out in verses 7-12 that we could go to heaven, descend to hell, or dwell in the “uttermost parts of the sea,” yet God is still there with us. No matter where we go, His hand leads us and holds us. Nothing can hide us from God!
- God created us!
He formed us in our mother’s womb. When we were so small that even that ultrasound couldn’t see us, God saw us. God’s eyes were upon us. He numbered our days on this earth before we were even born. We are His marvelous creation! His thoughts of us are too many to count!
So as I read and study Psalm 139, the Lord speaks to my heart to remind me of the truths that I already know, yet need to hear over and over again. May the reading of this Scripture speak to your heart and remind you of the same.