God’s Omniscience: Psalm 139:1-6
O Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. 2 Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine uprising, thou understand my thoughts afar off.
3 Thou compasses my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. 4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.
5 Thou hast beset me behind and before and laid thine hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
God’s Omnipresence: Psalm 139:7-12
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
10 even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. 11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. 12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
God’s Omnipotence: 13-18
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. 14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works;
and that my soul knoweth right well.
15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! 18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
1. What David Couldn’t COMPREHEND.
Psalm 139:3
“Thou art acquainted with all my ways.”
A. God’s Complete Knowledge of Us.
Psalm 139:1
O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.”
B. God’s Constant Knowledge of Us.
Psalm 139:2
“Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine uprising…”
Psalm 139:2b,
“Thou understandest my thought afar off.”
Psalm 139:3
“Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.”
Psalm 139:4
“For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.”
2. What David Couldn’t CHANGE.
Psalm 139:7
“Whither shall I go from thy spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?”
Psalm 139:8-10
“If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.”
Psalm 139:11-12
“If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.”
3. What David Couldn’t COUNT!
Psalm 139:17-18
“How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God!
How great is sum of them. If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand.”
Psalm 139:13
“For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.”
Psalm 139:14
“I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.”
Psalm 139:15
“My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.”
Psalm 139:16
“Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there were none of them.”
Psalm 139:17
“How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God!”
Psalm 139:18
“when I am awake, I am still with thee.”
Psalm 139:23-24
“Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
And see if there be any wicked way in me and lead me in the way everlasting.”