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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 139:7-16

It is of great use to us to know the certainty of the things wherein we have been instructed, that we may not only believe them, but be able to tell why we believe them, and to give a reason of the hope that is in us. David is sure that God perfectly knows him and all his ways, I. Because he is always under his eye. If God is omnipresent, he must needs be omniscient; but he is omnipresent; this supposes the infinite and immensity of his being, from which follows the ubiquity of his presence;... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 139:17-24

Here the psalmist makes application of the doctrine of God's omniscience, divers ways. I. He acknowledges, with wonder and thankfulness, the care God had taken of him all his days, Ps. 139:17, 18. God, who knew him, thought of him, and his thoughts towards him were thoughts of love, thought of good, and not of evil, Jer. 29:11. God's omniscience, which might justly have watched over us to do us hurt, has been employed for us, and has watched over us to do us good, Jer. 31:28. God's counsels... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 139:8

If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there ,.... No man hath ascended or can ascend to heaven of himself; it is an hyperbolical expression, as are those that follow; none but Christ has ascended to heaven by his own power, who descended from it; saints hope to go there at death, and, when they do, they find God there; that is his habitation, his throne is there, yea, that is his throne; here he keeps court and has his attendants, and here he will be seen and enjoyed by his people to all... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 139:9

If I take the wings of the morning ,.... And fly as swift as the morning light to the east, to the extremity of it, as Ben Melech; as far as he could go that way, as swiftly as the wings of the morning could carry him thither; so the morning is represented by the Heathens as having wings F6 Vid. Cuperi Apotheos. Homeri, p. 177. ; or as the rays of the rising sun, called wings for the swiftness of them, Malachi 4:2 ; and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ; in the most... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 139:10

Even there shall thy hand lead me ,.... For he could not get there with all the assistance of the wings of the morning, could they be had, without the leadings of divine Providence; and when there, being a good man, should experience the leadings of divine grace; let the people of God be where they will, he heads them as a parent his child, teaching him to go; and as a shepherd his flock, into green pastures, and to fountains of living water; he leads to himself, and to his Son by his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 139:11

If I say, surely the darkness shall cover me ,.... The darkness of a cloud or of the night, so that my actions shall not be seen; that is, if I entertain such a thought in my mind, that what I do in the dark will escape the sight and knowledge of God, and so be emboldened to commit it; even the night shall be light about me ; and make all my works manifest, as light does. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 139:12

Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee ,.... Any thing that is done by men in it; or "darkeneth not from thee" F9 לא יחשיך ממך "non obscurabit a te", Montanus; "non obtenebrant", Gejerus; so Michaelis. , or causeth such darkness as to hinder the sight of any action committed. The Targum is, "from thy Word;' see Hebrews 4:12 ; but the night shineth as the day ; or "enlightens as the day" F11 יאיר "illustrat", Junius & Tremellius; "illuminabit", Gejerus... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 139:13

For thou hast possessed my reins ,.... His thoughts and counsels, the reins being the seat of instruction and counsel; hence God is called the trier of the reins, and searcher of the hearts of the children of men; he is the possessor or master of their most secret thoughts, and thoroughly knows them; see Psalm 7:9 ; they are also the seat of the affections, which are naturally sinful and inordinate, and set upon carnal and earthly things; but the Lord possesses and engrosses the affections... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 139:14

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made ,.... the formation of man is not of himself, nor of his parents, but of God, and is very wonderful in all its parts; it has been matter of astonishment to many Heathens, as Galen and others, who have, with any carefulness, examined the structure and texture of the human body, the exact symmetry and just proportion of all its parts, their position and usefulness; holy every bone, muscle, artery, nerve and fibre, are nicely framed... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 139:15

My substance was not hid from thee when I was made in secret ,.... Or "my bone" F14 עצמי "os meum", V. L. Vatablus, Gejerus, "ossa mea", Piscator; "apparatio ossium meorum", Cocceius. ; everyone of his bones, which are the substantial parts of the body, the strength of it; and so some render it "my strength" F15 "Robur meum", Tigurine version; "vis mea", Junius & Tremellius. ; those, though covered with skin and flesh yet, being done by the Lord himself, were not hid from... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 139:7-16

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 139:17-24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 139:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 139:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 139:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 139:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 139:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 139:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 139:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 139:15

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