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Exploring the Depths of God's Intimacy: A Study of Psalm 139

This study delves into Psalm 139, revealing the profound and personal relationship God desires with humanity. We will explore His all-encompassing knowledge, omnipresent Spirit, and sovereign hand in creation, culminating in a call for personal examination and guidance.

1. The All-Knowing God: His Intimate Understanding

1.1 God Discerns Our Every Thought and Action

Verses: Psalm 139:1; Psalm 139:2
  • The Lord has searched us and knows us completely.
  • He understands our thoughts from afar and is acquainted with all our ways.

1.2 Every Word and Path is Known to Him

Verses: Psalm 139:3; Psalm 139:4
  • He scrutinizes our path and our lying down, being familiar with all our habits.
  • Before a word is on our tongue, He knows it completely.

1.3 His Knowledge Surrounds and Overwhelms Us

Verses: Psalm 139:5; Psalm 139:6
  • He has hedged us in, behind and before, laying His hand upon us.
  • Such knowledge is too wonderful for us, too lofty for us to attain.

2. The Everywhere Present God: No Escape from His Spirit

2.1 His Spirit Pervades All Realms

Verses: Psalm 139:7; Psalm 139:8
  • We cannot flee from His Spirit or escape from His presence.
  • If we ascend to heaven or make our bed in the depths, He is there.

2.2 His Hand Guides in the Farthest Reaches

Verses: Psalm 139:9; Psalm 139:10
  • If we take the wings of the dawn and dwell in the remotest part of the sea, His hand will lead us.
  • Even there, His right hand will hold us fast.

2.3 Darkness Cannot Conceal Us from His Sight

Verses: Psalm 139:11; Psalm 139:12
  • Even darkness is not dark to Him; the night shines as bright as the day.
  • Darkness and light are both alike to Him.

3. The All-Powerful Creator: His Sovereign Hand in Our Formation

3.1 Fearfully and Wonderfully Made by God

Verses: Psalm 139:13; Psalm 139:14
  • He formed our inward parts and wove us together in our mother's womb.
  • We praise Him because we are fearfully and wonderfully made; His works are marvelous.

3.2 Known Before Our Existence

Verses: Psalm 139:15; Psalm 139:16
  • Our frame was not hidden from Him when we were made in secret.
  • All our days were ordained and written in His book before one of them came to be.

4. God's Precious Thoughts and Our Response

4.1 The Innumerable Thoughts of God Towards Us

Verses: Psalm 139:17; Psalm 139:18
  • How precious are His thoughts concerning us, O God!
  • If we should count them, they would outnumber the sand.

4.2 Waking in His Constant Presence

Verses: Psalm 139:18
  • When we awake, we are still with Him.
  • His presence is a continuous reality in our lives.

5. A Prayer for Purity and Divine Guidance

5.1 A Desire for Righteousness and Separation from Evil

Verses: Psalm 139:19; Psalm 139:20; Psalm 139:21; Psalm 139:22
  • A plea for the wicked to depart, who speak against God with malicious intent.
  • A declaration of hatred for those who hate Him, seeing them as His enemies.

5.2 Seeking God's Examination and Everlasting Way

Verses: Psalm 139:23; Psalm 139:24
  • A humble request: 'Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me and know my anxious thoughts.'
  • A prayer for guidance: 'See if there is any hurtful way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way.'