Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Psalms 139:23
And whether I do not speak this from my very heart, do thou judge, who art the Searcher of hearts, and deal with me accordingly.
And whether I do not speak this from my very heart, do thou judge, who art the Searcher of hearts, and deal with me accordingly.
Verse Psalms 139:23. _SEARCH ME, O GOD_] _Investigate_ my conduct, _examine_ my _heart_, put me to _the test_, and _examine_ my _thoughts_....
SEARCH ME, O GOD - The word “search” here is the same as in Psalms 139:1. See the notes at that verse. The psalmist had stated the fact that it is a characteristic of God that he “does” search the hea...
Psalms 139 In the Divine Presence _ 1. His omniscience (Psalms 139:1)_ 2. His omnipresence (Psalms 139:7) 3. Praising Him ...
CXXXIX. GOD IS EVERYWHERE: HE KNOWS EVERYTHING OH THAT HE WOULD DESTROY THE WICKED. This Ps. is among the most spiritual productions of the OT. It deals with the mystery of Divine providence, a theme...
THOUGHTS. distractions or cares. Not the same word as in verses: Psalms 139:2; Psalms 139:17....
But how can this omniscient God tolerate the existence of wicked men, who blaspheme and hate Him? With such the Psalmist will have no fellowship; and he concludes with a prayer that God will purify hi...
_Search me_&c. God has searched him and knows him (Psalms 139:1): but he will welcome the continuance of that piercing scrutiny, not seek to avoid it. Cp. Psalms 26:2....
In no spirit of presumptuous self-confidence, but with an honest desire to be saved from self-deception and guided in the way of true life, the Psalmist ends by inviting and welcoming that Divine scru...
DISCOURSE: 736 THE DIFFICULTY OF KNOWING OUR OWN STATE Psalms 139:23. _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...
PSALMS 139 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE An Individual submits Himself to Jehovah's All-Searching Eye. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 139:1-6, Jehovah's Knowledge considered as Taking into View every Form of Human...
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: 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...
139:23 thoughts; (h-14) As Psalms 94:19 , 'anxious (or conflicting) thoughts.'...
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...
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ GOD KNOWS EVERYTHING PSALMS 139 Jesus said, "Your Father (God) knows how many hairs there are on your head!" ...
SEARCH. — The same word with which the psalm opens. The inevitable scrutiny of the Divine Being is invited. THOUGHTS. — As in Psalms 94:19; a word meaning (Ezekiel 31:5) _branches,_ and so expressing...
חָקְרֵ֣נִי אֵ֭ל וְ דַ֣ע לְבָבִ֑י בְּ֝חָנֵ֗נִי...
Psalms 139:1 THIS is the noblest utterance in the Psalter of pure contemplative theism, animated and not crushed by the thought of God's omniscience and omnipresence. No less striking than the unequal...
GOD'S THOUGHTS AND OURS Psalms 139:14 _ God's creative power,_ Psalms 139:14. The psalmist goes back to the beginning of life and describes the weaving of our physical nature. Here we may discover a...
The conception of intimate personal relation between God and man is perhaps more remarkably and forcefully dealt with in this song than in any other in the whole collection. The great facts are first...
If we needed any farther evidence as to whom this Psalm can with any propriety be otherwise applied, what is here said in conclusion must direct our hearts to the blessed Jesus, and to him only. Who i...
23._Search me, O God! _He insists upon this as being the only cause why he opposed the despisers of God, that he himself was a genuine worshipper of God, and desired others to possess the same charact...
Psalms 139 shows the complete exercise of heart that belongs to God's ways. Though the faithfulness of God perfects all His purposed blessing, not a thought escapes God. There is, morally speaking, no...
SEARCH ME, O GOD, AND KNOW MY HEART,.... He had searched him, and knew his heart thoroughly; TRY ME, AND KNOW MY THOUGHTS; he had tried him, and knew every thought in him, Psalms 139:1. This therefor...
Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: Ver. 23. _Search me, O God, and know my heart_] Look into every corner and cranny, and see whether it be not so as I say, viz. that...
_Search me, O God_ Do thou, who art the searcher of hearts, judge whether I do not speak this from my very heart, and deal with me accordingly. _See if there be any wicked way in me_ Hebrew, דרךְ עצב,...
17-24 God's counsels concerning us and our welfare are deep, such as cannot be known. We cannot think how many mercies we have received from him. It would help to keep us in the fear of the Lord all...
Psalms 139:23 Search H2713 (H8798) God H410 know H3045 (H8798) heart H3824 Try H974 (H8798) know...
Psalms 139:23 I. These words express an appeal to the omniscience of God in proof of the sincerity of the Psalmist's love to Him. There is a frank affection and candour about the words to which the h...
Psalms 139:19 I. There is a peculiarity of expression in this Psalm which we certainly should not find in any Christian hymn, and one which cannot fail to strike us. What can be more remarkable than t...
This is a Psalm we can never read too often. It will be to us one of the greatest safeguards against sin if we have its teaching constantly before our mind's eye, and the teaching of this Psalm is sim...
In this Psalm, David praises God by specially dwelling upon the one attribute of omniscience. If we really wish to praise God, we must think of him as he is, and it is the best praise that we can rend...
CONTENTS: Meditation upon the doctrines of God's omniscience and omnipresence. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: The God with whom we have to do has a perfect knowledge of us and all the motions a...
This psalm is entitled, a _psalm of David._ All the Versions agree with the Hebrew in this. It must be regarded as one of the sublimest representations of the Divinity, and particularly with regard to...
_Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts._ MAN ADDRESSING GOD I. Man requesting Divine scrutiny. 1. Reverence manifested. “O God.” He realized God’s presence, and his soul...
_How precious also are Thy thoughts unto me, O God._ THOUGHTS OF GOD The sense of God’s nearness brings thoughts of God. The devout soul cherishes these thoughts, and they become to it a joy unspeak...
_O Lord, Thou hast searched me, and known me._ GOD’S EXHAUSTIVE KNOWLEDGE OF MAN This lyric has always been the subject of praise. Aben Ezra said there was none like it in the five books. Lord Brough...
SEARCHING THE CELLARS Search me, O God, and know my heart... and see if there be any way of wickedness in me. Psalms 139:23-24. As you all know, there are a great many formalities connected with the...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 139:1. The closing request of this hymn (“search me, O God, and know my heart”) echoes the opening statement. This highlights the psalm’s theme: God’s knowledge of his peopl...
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 139:23 In view of these reflections, the members of the congregation invite God to continue his work of searching and knowing their hearts. God will expose any GRIEVOUS WAY (chara...
INTRODUCTION “Nowhere,” says Perowne, “are the great attributes of God—His omniscience, His omnipresence, His omnipotence, set forth so strikingly as they are in this magnificent Psalm. Nowhere is the...
EXPOSITION A song of praise to God for his omniscience, his omnipresence, and his marvelous powers, ending with a prayer for the destruction of the wicked, and for the purifying from evil of the psalm...
Psa 139:1-24, another psalm of David to the chief musician. As David offers this prayer really unto God, declaring, first of all, O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me (Psalms 139:1). Recogniz...
1 Peter 1:7; Deuteronomy 8:16; Deuteronomy 8:2; Job 31:6; Malachi 3:2;...
THOU GOD SEEST ME _Selections from Psalms 139:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS The world today needs a new vision of the Deity of Christ. Our Lord Jesus has been dragged down from His place of authority and p...