And see if [there be any] (p) wicked way in me, and lead me in the (q) way everlasting.
(p) Or any heinous or rebellious way: meaning that though he was subject to sin, yet he was not given to wickedness, and to provoke God by rebellion.
(q) That is, continue your favour toward me to the end.
Verse Psalms 139:24. _IF_ THERE BE ANY _WICKED WAY_] דרך עצב _derech otseb:_ _a way of idolatry_, or of _error_. Any thing false in _religious_ _principle_; any thing contrary to _piety_ to thyself,...
AND SEE IF THERE BE ANY WICKED WAY IN ME - Margin, “way of pain,” or “grief.” The Hebrew word properly means an image, an idol Isaiah 48:5, but it also means pain, 1 Chronicles 4:9; Isaiah 14:3. The w...
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...
WICKED. painful or grievous. WAY. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Cause), App-6, for the grief produced by it. WAY EVERLASTING. Put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Effect), App-6, for the...
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...
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...
any _wicked way_ Lit. _any way of grief_, or _pain_; conduct which leads to suffering and ruin. Some critics, comparing Isaiah 48:5, explain _way of idolatry_, in contrast to _the way of Jehovah_(Psal...
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...
IN THE WAY EVERLASTING— As God's commandments are frequently said to be everlasting, the _everlasting way,_ I suppose, says Mr. Mudge, means the way of God's law, in opposition to the _wicked way,_ or...
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...
139:24 way (i-8) Or 'idolatrous way.'...
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...
WICKED WAY] better, 'way leading to sorrow'; the idea is the same. WAY EVERLASTING] i.e. the enduring way—well expressed in Proverbs 12:28....
Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ GOD KNOWS EVERYTHING PSALMS 139 Jesus said, "Your Father (God) knows how many hairs there are on your head!" ...
WICKED WAY. — The Hebrew may mean (after 1 Chronicles 4:9; Isaiah 14:3) _way of sorrow,_ or (after Isaiah 48:5) _way of an idol, i.e.,_ idolatry, which is preferable. WAY EVERLASTING. — Rather, here a...
וּ רְאֵ֗ה אִם ־דֶּֽרֶךְ ־עֹ֥צֶב בִּ֑י וּ֝
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...
PSALM CXXXIX. (ERIPE ME DOMINE.) A prayer to be delivered from the wicked....
REFLECTIONS READER! it may, and it will be highly profitable to your heart and mine, under the teaching of the Holy Ghost, to keep in view the consciousness of the divine presence, wherever we are, or...
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...
24._And lead me, _etc. I see no foundation for the opinion of some that this is an imprecation, and that David adjudges himself over to punishment. It is true, that “the way of all the earth” is an ex...
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...
AND SEE IF [THERE BE ANY] WICKED WAY IN ME,.... Not that David thought himself free from wickedness, or that there was none to be found in his heart and life; and therefore said this in a boasting way...
And see if [there be any] wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Ver. 24. _And see if there be any wicked way in me_] Heb. any way of pain, or of grief, or of provocation; any cause of...
_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,...
WICKED WAY: _ Heb._ way of pain, or grief...
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...
WICKED WAY IN ME, Heb. _way of trouble or grief_; any course of life which is grievous, either, 1. To myself, as all sin is to the sinner sooner or later: or, 2. To others; as I am accused of causing...
Psalms 139:24 see H7200 (H8798) wicked H6090 way H1870 lead H5148 (H8798) way H1870 everlasting H5769...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_See if there be any wicked way in me._ SECRET SINS I. The true Christian may plainly be known from all others by three things:-- 1. He does really rejoice in all the attributes of God. He adores H...
_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...
Colossians 2:6; Hebrews 12:15; Hebrews 12:16; Jeremiah 17:10;...
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...