Bible Commentary

If I ascend up into heaven, thou [art] there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou [art there]. 8. Cp. Amo 9:2 ff.; Jer 23:24. If I should ascend up ] Another Aramaic word. if I make my bed in hell ] Render, and if I should make Sheol my couch. Fuente: The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 139:8”

Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 7. The power and presence of God are universal. The Psalmist’s question does not imply that he wishes to escape from God, but that escape would be impossible if he wished it. The ‘spirit of Jehovah’ in the O.T. is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 139:7”

[Such] knowledge [is] too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot [attain] unto it. 6. A concluding exclamation of reverent awe. Such infinite knowledge baffles human thought to comprehend it. Cp. Rom 11:33. (so) exalted (that) I cannot attain unto it ] “The word used implies ‘high so as to be inaccessible’; it is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 139:6”

Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. 5. beset me ] The word is used of besieging a town. God hems him in on all sides so that he cannot escape. The P.B.V. thou hast fashioned me follows the LXX and other Ancient Versions in a less probable rendering. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 139:5”

For [there is] not a word in my tongue, [but], lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether. 4. God knows not merely the spoken word which men can hear, but its true meaning, and the secret thoughts which prompt its utterance. But the verse may also be rendered, For ( when) a word is not … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 139:4”

Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted [with] all my ways. 3. Thou compassest ] Rather, Thou hast examined, lit. thou hast winnowed, or sifted, subjecting my life to the closest and most discriminating investigation. my path ] Rather, my walking, contrasted with my lying down. Cp. Pro 6:22. Fuente: The … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 139:3”

Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. 2. Thou knowest ] Thou is emphatic. It is God alone Who possesses this absolute knowledge of His creatures. my downsitting and mine uprising ] My whole life, at rest or in activity. Cp. Psa 127:2; Deu 6:7. thought ] The word … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 139:2”

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known [me]. 1. searched me ] Cp. Psa 139:23; Jer 17:10. and known me] Or, and knowest me, for nothing can be hid from that omniscient scrutiny. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1 6. God’s perfect knowledge … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 139:1”

The LORD will perfect [that which] concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, [endureth] forever: forsake not the works of thine own hands. 8. will perfect that which concerneth me ] Will accomplish His promises and purposes for me. Cp. Psa 57:2; Php 1:6 ( is the word used in Aquila’s version here). forsake not the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 138:8”

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. 7. wilt revive me ] Or, preserve me alive. Cp. Psa 71:20; Psa 119:25 &c.; Psa 143:11. thou shalt stretch forth thine hand ] … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 138:7”