Psalm 139:13 NIV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 139:13

Psalms 139:13. Thou hast possessed Or, thou dost possess, my reins The most inward and hidden part of my body, supposed also to be the seat of men’s lusts and passions: thou dwellest in them, thou art the owner and governor of them, and therefore must needs know them. My most secret thoughts and intentions, and the innermost recesses of my soul, are subject to thy control. Thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb With skin and flesh, as it is expressed Job 10:11. Dr. Waterland renders... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 139:1-24

Psalms 139:0 The all-knowing, ever-present GodGod knows all about the psalmist - what he does, what he thinks, where he goes and what he says (139:1-4). Because of the realization that God is all around him, the psalmist sometimes feels helpless (5-6). A person may be tempted to look for some escape from such an overpowering presence, but no escape is possible. This may bring fear to rebels but it brings comfort to believers (7-8). Wherever they travel, God is with them (9-10). In darkness or... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 139:13

covered = woven me together. Compare Job 10:8 , Job 10:11 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 139:13

OMNIPOTENCE"For thou didst form my inward parts:Thou didst cover me in my mother's womb.I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:Wonderful are thy works;And that my soul knoweth right well.My frame was not hidden from thee,When I was made in secret,And curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance;And in thy book were they all written,Even the days that were ordained for me,When as yet there was none of them.How... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 139:13

Psalms 139:13. Thou hast possessed my reins, &c.— Or, Thou hast formed my reins; thou hast compacted me. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 139:1-24

Psalms 139David praised God for His omniscience, omnipresence, and omnipotence in this popular psalm. It is a plea for God to search the life to expose sin. It consists of four strophes of six verses each."The Gelineau version gives the psalm the heading ’The Hound of Heaven’, a reminder that Francis Thompson’s fine poem of that name owed its theme of flight and pursuit largely to the second stanza here (Psalms 139:7-12), which is one of the summits of Old Testament poetry." [Note: Kidner,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 139:13-14

The word "For" indicates that what follows explains what precedes. Since God creates people, He knows them intimately, and He is always with them. The idea of God creating David arose from Psalms 139:11-12. Forming as a potter and knitting as a weaver describe the gestation process figuratively (Psalms 139:13). "Thou" or "You" is again in the emphatic first position in the Hebrew text. David marveled at God’s amazing power in creating him by the embryonic process of fetal development. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 139:13-18

3. God’s omnipotence 139:13-18 read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 139:1-24

One of the very greatest of the Pss. No grander tribute has ever been paid to the omniscience and omnipresence of God. The Ps. is ascribed to David, but the Hebrew is decisive in favour of a date very long after David, being marked by Aramaisms.1-6. God’s omniscience. 7-12. God’s omnipresence. 13-18. God’s wonderful providence in human life. 19-22. God’s hatred of sin. 23, 24. A prayer that the Psalmist may be cleansed from all evil.3. Compassest] RM ’winnowest,’ i.e. scrutinisest. 5. Beset]... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 139:13

(13) For . . .—The mystery of birth regarded as one of the greatest mysteries (see Ecclesiastes 11:5), is a proof of God’s omniscience.Possessed.—The context seems to require formed, fashioned, as, according to Gesenius, in Deuteronomy 32:6, (Authorised Version “bought”) (Comp. Genesis 14:19, where maker should be read for possessor.)For “reins” see Psalms 16:7.Covered me.—Most critics render here didst weave me. (Comp. Job 10:11.) But the usual sense of the word cover or protect, suits equally... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 139:13

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 139:1-24

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 139:13

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 139:13

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 139:13

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 139:1-24

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 139:13-14

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 139:13-18

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 139:1-24

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 139:13

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