Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Book of Psalms
Chapter 139  -  Read Chapter
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 139:1 GSB -> Study Notes on 139:1 JFB -> Commentary on 139:1 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 139:1 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 139:1 TOD -> Commentary on 139:1 WEN -> Notes on 139:1 NTB -> God (continued); Heart; Praise; Psalms; Readings, Select TTT -> God; Providence of God, The 139:1 - [In Context] Lord, you tested me. You know all about me.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 139:2 GSB -> Study Notes on 139:2 JFB -> Commentary on 139:2 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 139:2 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 139:2 TOD -> Commentary on 139:2 WEN -> Notes on 139:2 NTB -> God (continued); Heart TTT -> God; Heart, The; Providence of God, The; Wisdom of God, The 139:2 - [In Context] You know when I sit down and when I get up. You know my thoughts from far away.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 139:3 GSB -> Study Notes on 139:3 JFB -> Commentary on 139:3 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 139:3 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 139:3 TOD -> Commentary on 139:3 WEN -> Notes on 139:3 NTB -> God (continued); Heart TTT -> God; Providence of God, The; Wisdom of God, The 139:3 - [In Context] Lord, you know where I am going and when I am lying down. You know everything I do.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 139:4 GSB -> Study Notes on 139:4 JFB -> Commentary on 139:4 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 139:4 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 139:4 TOD -> Commentary on 139:4 WEN -> Notes on 139:4 NTB -> God (continued); Heart TTT -> God; Providence of God, The; Wisdom of God, The 139:4 - [In Context] Lord, you know what I want to say, even before the words leave my mouth.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 139:5 GSB -> Study Notes on 139:5 JFB -> Commentary on 139:5 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 139:5 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 139:5 TOD -> Commentary on 139:5 WEN -> Notes on 139:5 NTB -> God (continued); Heart TTT -> God; Providence of God, The; Sieges 139:5 - [In Context] Lord, you are all around me-- in front and in back of me. You gently put your hand on me.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 139:6 GSB -> Study Notes on 139:6 JFB -> Commentary on 139:6 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 139:6 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 139:6 TOD -> Commentary on 139:6 WEN -> Notes on 139:6 NTB -> God (continued); Heart; Ignorance TTT -> God; Wisdom of God, The 139:6 - [In Context] I am amazed at what you know. It is too much for me to understand.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 139:7 GSB -> Study Notes on 139:7 JFB -> Commentary on 139:7 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 139:7 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 139:7 TOD -> Commentary on 139:7 WEN -> Notes on 139:7 NTB -> God (continued); Heart; Holy Spirit TTT -> God; Holy Spirit, The, is God; Trinity, The EBD -> Holy Ghost 139:7 - [In Context] Your Spirit is in every place I go. Lord, I can't escape you.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 139:8 GSB -> Study Notes on 139:8 JFB -> Commentary on 139:8 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 139:8 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 139:8 SRN -> Study Notes on 139:8 TOD -> Commentary on 139:8 WEN -> Notes on 139:8 NTB -> God (continued); Heart; Hell TTT -> Holy Spirit, The, is God EBD -> Hades 139:8 - [In Context] Lord, if I go up to heaven, you are there. If I go down to the place of death, you are there.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 139:9 GSB -> Study Notes on 139:9 JFB -> Commentary on 139:9 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 139:9 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 139:9 TOD -> Commentary on 139:9 WEN -> Notes on 139:9 NTB -> God (continued); Heart TTT -> Holy Spirit, The, is God; Morning TV -> Devotional using 139:9 TV -> Devotional using 139:9 TV -> Devotional using 139:9 139:9 - [In Context] Lord, if I go east where the sun rises, you are there. If I go west to the sea, you are there.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 139:10 GSB -> Study Notes on 139:10 JFB -> Commentary on 139:10 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 139:10 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 139:10 TOD -> Commentary on 139:10 WEN -> Notes on 139:10 NTB -> God (continued); Heart TTT -> Holy Spirit, The, is God; Providence of God, The TV -> Devotional using 139:10 TV -> Devotional using 139:10 TV -> Devotional using 139:10 139:10 - [In Context] Even there your right hand holds me, and you lead me by the hand.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 139:11 GSB -> Study Notes on 139:11 JFB -> Commentary on 139:11 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 139:11 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 139:11 TOD -> Commentary on 139:11 WEN -> Notes on 139:11 NTB -> God (continued); Heart; Night TTT -> Darkness; Holy Spirit, The, is God 139:11 - [In Context] Lord, I might try to hide from you and say, "The day has changed to night. Surely the darkness will hide me."
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 139:12 GSB -> Study Notes on 139:12 JFB -> Commentary on 139:12 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 139:12 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 139:12 TOD -> Commentary on 139:12 WEN -> Notes on 139:12 NTB -> God (continued); Heart TTT -> Darkness; Holy Spirit, The, is God; Wisdom of God, The 139:12 - [In Context] But even darkness is not dark to you, Lord, The night is as bright as day to you.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 139:13 GSB -> Study Notes on 139:13 JFB -> Commentary on 139:13 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 139:13 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 139:13 TOD -> Commentary on 139:13 WEN -> Notes on 139:13 NTB -> God; God (continued) TTT -> Holy Spirit, The, is God TV -> Devotional using 139:13 TV -> Devotional using 139:13 TV -> Devotional using 139:13 139:13 - [In Context] Lord, you made my whole body. F471 You knew all about me while I was still in my mother's body.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 139:14 GSB -> Study Notes on 139:14 JFB -> Commentary on 139:14 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 139:14 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 139:14 TOD -> Commentary on 139:14 WEN -> Notes on 139:14 NTB -> God (continued); Man; Physiology TTT -> Man TV -> Devotional using 139:14 TV -> Devotional using 139:14 TV -> Devotional using 139:14 139:14 - [In Context] Lord, I praise you! You made me in an amazing and wonderful way. I know very well that what you did is wonderful!
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 139:15 GSB -> Study Notes on 139:15 JFB -> Commentary on 139:15 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 139:15 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 139:15 TOD -> Commentary on 139:15 WEN -> Notes on 139:15 NTB -> God (continued); Physiology 139:15 - [In Context] You know all about me. You watched my bones grow while my body took shape, hidden in my mother's body. F472
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 139:16 GSB -> Study Notes on 139:16 JFB -> Commentary on 139:16 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 139:16 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 139:16 TOD -> Commentary on 139:16 WEN -> Notes on 139:16 NTB -> Book; God (continued); Physiology TTT -> Books 139:16 - [In Context] You watched my body parts grow. You listed them all in your book. You watched me every day. Not one of them {is missing}.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 139:17 GSB -> Study Notes on 139:17 JFB -> Commentary on 139:17 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 139:17 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 139:17 TOD -> Commentary on 139:17 WEN -> Notes on 139:17 NTB -> God; God (continued); Meditation SPG -> Devotional using 139:17 139:17 - [In Context] Your thoughts are important to me. God, you know so much!
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 139:18 GSB -> Study Notes on 139:18 JFB -> Commentary on 139:18 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 139:18 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 139:18 TOD -> Commentary on 139:18 WEN -> Notes on 139:18 NTB -> God; God (continued); Meditation 139:18 - [In Context] If I could count them, they would be more than all the grains of sand. And when I finished, I would still be with you.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 139:19 GSB -> Study Notes on 139:19 JFB -> Commentary on 139:19 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 139:19 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 139:19 TOD -> Commentary on 139:19 WEN -> Notes on 139:19 NTB -> Company; God (continued); Sin; Wicked (People) TTT -> Alliance and Society with the Enemies of God 139:19 - [In Context] God, kill the wicked people. Take those murderers away from me.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 139:20 GSB -> Study Notes on 139:20 JFB -> Commentary on 139:20 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 139:20 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 139:20 TOD -> Commentary on 139:20 WEN -> Notes on 139:20 NTB -> Blasphemy; God; God (continued); Sin 139:20 - [In Context] They say bad things about you. They say bad things about your name. F473
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 139:21 GSB -> Study Notes on 139:21 JFB -> Commentary on 139:21 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 139:21 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 139:21 TOD -> Commentary on 139:21 WEN -> Notes on 139:21 NTB -> Company; God (continued); Hatred; Sin TTT -> Hatred 139:21 - [In Context] Lord, I hate the people who hate you. I hate the people who turn against you.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 139:22 GSB -> Study Notes on 139:22 JFB -> Commentary on 139:22 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 139:22 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 139:22 TOD -> Commentary on 139:22 WEN -> Notes on 139:22 NTB -> Company; God (continued); Hatred; Sin TTT -> Hatred 139:22 - [In Context] I hate them completely! Your enemies are also my enemies.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 139:23 GSB -> Study Notes on 139:23 JFB -> Commentary on 139:23 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 139:23 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 139:23 TOD -> Commentary on 139:23 NTB -> God (continued); Self-Examination TTT -> Self-examination; Sin TV -> Devotional using 139:23 TV -> Devotional using 139:23 TV -> Devotional using 139:23 TV -> Devotional using 139:23 TV -> Devotional using 139:23 139:23 - [In Context] Lord, look at me and know my heart. Test me and know my thoughts.
Study Resource List GEB -> Study Notes on 139:24 GSB -> Study Notes on 139:24 JFB -> Commentary on 139:24 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 139:24 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 139:24 TOD -> Commentary on 139:24 NTB -> God (continued); Self-Examination; Wisdom TTT -> Self-examination; Sin EBD -> Idol TV -> Devotional using 139:24 TV -> Devotional using 139:24 TV -> Devotional using 139:24 TV -> Devotional using 139:24 TV -> Devotional using 139:24 139:24 - [In Context] See if I have any evil thoughts. And guide me on the path that continues forever. F474
FOOTNOTES: F471: Rock   A name for God to show he is a strong place of safety. F472: assembly of the gods   Other nations taught that El (God) and the other gods met together to decide what to do with the people on earth. But many times kings and leaders were also called "gods." So this psalm may be God's warning to the leaders of Israel. F473: SELAH   This word is for the musicians. It probably means the singers should pause here or the music should be louder here. F474: orphan(s)   Children whose parents are dead. Often these children have no one to care for them.

Abbreviations Legend: GEB - Gill's Exposition; GSB - Geneva Study Bible; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TOD - Treasury of David; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; TV - Today's Verse; SPG - Spurgeon's Morning & Evening; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.