“I will praise thee for I am fearfully and wonderfully made marvelous are thy works” (v.14).ĭavid ended the psalm by putting these doctrinal truths into practical daily living. In verses 13–16 he gave an illustration that wonderfully exemplifies the omnipotence of God the formation of a child in the mother’s womb.
David knew that whatever direction he went-heaven or hell (v.8), uttermost parts of the sea (v.9)-or whatever condition he was under-darkness or light (vv.11,12)-that God was completely surrounding him. God is everywhere present in the universe, not only in knowledge, but in His very Person.
“Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence” (v.7). In verses 7–12 David acknowledges God’s omnipresence. As David thought on God’s omniscience, he exclaimed, “Such knowledge is too wonderful for me it is high, I cannot attain unto it” (v.6). “For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether” (v.4). He marveled that God knew his every action externally: his “downsitting and mine uprising” (v.2), his lying down (v.3) plus, every path that he took (vv.2,3) and his every thought internally: “Thou understandest my thought afar off” (v.2). “Thou hast searched me, and known me” (v.1).
In verses 1–6 he states the fact that God is all knowing. In Psalm 139 David understood the three doctrinal truths concerning God’s omniscience (all knowing), omnipresence (all present), and omnipotence (all powerful). “O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me” (Psalm 139:1).
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