
Psalm 139—God’s Omniscience (1)
To the Chief Muscian, a psalm of DavidApsalm of David—a psalm written down by the man after God’s heart, enlightened by God’s Spirit. To the Chief Musician—over the centuries this song has often been sung by the temple choirs, listened to by the assembled pe ...

Psalm 139—God’s Omniscience (8)
Peter—I know betterAfter Peter confessed, “Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God,” Jesus crowned this confession with a beatitude, giving glory to His Father: “Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but ...

Psalm 139—God’s Omniscience (5)
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprisingAll that the Saviour did and did not do on earth, the Father decreed from eternity. All these things were written in the book of His eternal counsel and were proclaimed by the mouth of the prophets, and much of it ...

Psalm 139—God’s Omniscience (3)
Job was taught the greatness of his God by way of questioning. Read it in Job 38 and 39: “Who provideth for the raven his food, when his young ones cry unto God? Knowest thou—Job—the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth. Hast thou loosed the wild ass? Will the unicorn be wi ...

Psalm 139—God’s Omniscience (7)
What a miracle it was for Nathanael that Jesus revealed Himself to him as the omniscient God: “Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee” (John 1:48). I am acquainted with all thy ways, Nathanael. I beset thee behind and before. I heard thy longing f ...

Psalm 139—God’s Omniscience (2)
God’s knowledge is one of His attributes; He is the omniscient God. He has never obtained His knowledge as a human being obtains knowledge. On the contrary, He knows everything in Himself. He knows everything from everlasting to everlasting. His knowledge is perfect; nothing can be put ...

Psalm 139—God’s Omniscience (6)
Why reason ye these things in your hearts? (Mark 2:8b)The sick of the palsy was carried by four but saved by One. The Saviour knew that the burden of his sins weighed much heavier on him than the burden of his crippled legs. At His feet lay a man in spiritua ...

Psalm 139—God’s Omniscience (4)
The ways of SaulThe asses of Kish were lost, so he sent out his son Saul with a young servant: “Arise, go seek the asses” (1 Samuel 9:3). After three days of continuous searching, Saul wanted to give up. He and his servant had ended up far from home; farther ...