How Great Thou Art

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Psalms 139
How Great Thou Art

“O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.” (Psalm 139:1)

In the wonderful Psalms 139th we discover King David talking to to His King; Father of all. He is praying to the omniscient, omnipresent, Creator God, the King of kings and Lord of Lord. As often occurs when talking with God, David begins to reflect on his standing in the Spirit. As he praises God for His majestic attributes, his thoughts and words drift into introspection.

(verses 2-6) Clearly David writes that God knows our every thought and movements; if we sit or if stand. He even knows our minds hold no secrets from God. Furthermore, He knows our design and habits, good or bad. He knows our words better than we do ourselves. In everything, God knows and guides if we allow Him to do the guiding. “Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,” David plainly states that neither he nor we, trapped as we are in this body of clay with all its imperfections and limitations, can comprehend this omniscience.

(verses. 7-10) The huge question: Where can we go to escape His omnipresence; no where. Neither to heaven nor hell. Not to the air or the sea. Neither darkness nor light will hide us. Nothing can shield us from His presence. In all things, He leads and guides His own.

(v.14-22) Thinking such lofty thoughts should compel us to praise and and Glorify God in thankfulness as David did in this Psalms. Our creation and growth is the focus of Davids prayer. God caused us to be in the womb. He gave life unto us before we were even a small spot beginning to mature into life. He certainly knew us in the womb as we developed into a living being. He never left us and He controlled each stage of our embryonic development. He knew and planned all the events of our lives “How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God!” They are innumerable.

(22-18) As David talks to God the Great power and holiness gradually sinks into his soul. Comparing himself to God, Davis understands his sinful weaknesses. God’s holiness made David painfully aware pf his minute stature compared to that of God. We need to pray to the same conclusion. Recognition of God’s nature should bring us to a place of submission and a desire for holiness, as well as a yearning to follow fully the all powerful and all knowing God. “Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting” Know God, know peace. Amen. 11-03-2019 Bll.

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