Psalm 139:3

Translations

Modern

You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways.

Traditional

Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.

Literal

You have fanned My wandering and my lying down, and You are aware of all my ways.

Latin

Intellexisti cogitationes meas de longe; semitam meam et funiculum meum investigasti:

Original

Hebrew

English

You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways.

Notes

Psalms 139:3–6

The Lord's all-knowing and all-powerful nature provides comfort to the godly, but it troubles the wicked (Psalm 2:3).

Psalms 139:1–6

The Lord knows the psalmist well. God has examined him closely, in a thorough examination that can be painful at times (Job 7:17–19).

Psalms 139:1–24

In this wisdom psalm, the psalmist opens every part of his life to God. He invites God to examine his thoughts, actions, and words. Even though life is difficult, he wants to grow in wisdom so that he does not share in the judgment of the wicked (Psalm 141:5; 142:3; 143:8, 10; 144:3–4).

The psalmist also knows that he cannot escape from the Lord. His stress fades as he remembers that God has cared for him with love, even before he was born (Psalm 139:13–18). He ends by asking God to keep examining him and to guide him on the path of wisdom (Psalm 139:23–24).

Psalms 138:1–145:21

In this final group of psalms of David, psalms of praise and wisdom (Psalms 138–139, 145) form a frame around five psalms of lament (Psalms 140–144).

Theme notes and profiles

David God’s Uniqueness The Cloud and Fire The Heart in the Psalms Wisdom Psalms

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Proverbs 5:20–21
Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress, or embrace the bosom of a stranger?
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Psalm 139:18
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2 Samuel 11:27
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2 Samuel 12:9–12
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Ecclesiastes 12:14
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Isaiah 29:15
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Acts 5:3–4
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Glossary

Foreknowledge God, Being and Attributes of Imprecatory Psalms Music Path Psalms, Book of

Topics

God is Declared to Be: Omniscient God: Knowledge of God: Onnipresent God: Presence of God: Ubiquitous Heart: Known to God The Providence of God is all Pervading The Wisdom of God: Exhibited in Knowing: The Actions

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