Geneva Bible Notes: Psalms 139

Psalms 139:1 ^! Dauid to cleanse his heart from all hypocrise sheweth that there is nothing so bad, which God seeth not,

Psalms 139:2 ^a He confesseth that nether our actions, thoghts or anie parte ofour life can be hid to God, thogh he seme to be farre of.

Psalms 139:3 ^b So that thei are euidently knowen to thee.

Psalms 139:4 ^c Thou knowest my meaning before I speake.

Psalms 139:5 ^d Thou so guidest me with thine hand, that I can turne no waie, but where thou appointest me.

Psalms 139:7 ^e From thy power and knowledge.

Psalms 139:10 ^f Thy power doeth so fast holde me, that I can escape by no meanes from thee.

Psalms 139:11 ^g Thogh darkenes be an hinderance to mans sight, yet it serueth thine eyes as wel as the light.

Psalms 139:13 ^h Thou hast made me in all partes & therfore must nedes knowe me.

Psalms 139:13 ^! Which he confirmeth by the creation of man.

Psalms 139:14 ⁱ Considering thy wonderful worke in forming me, I can not but praise thee & feare thy mightie power.

Psalms 139:14 ^! After declaring his zeale and feare of God, he protesteth to be enemis to all them that contemne God.

Psalms 139:15 ^k That is, in my mothers wombe: which he compareth to the inward partes of the earth.

Psalms 139:16 ^l Seing that you didest knowe me before I was composed of ether flesh or bone, much more now must you knowe me when you hast facioned me.

Psalms 139:17 ^m How oght we to esteme the excellent declaration of thy wisdome in the creacion of man?

Psalms 139:18 ⁿ I continually se newe occasions to meditate in thy wisdome and to praise thee.

Psalms 139:21 ^o He teacheth vs boldely to contemne all the hatred of the wicked & friendship of the worlde, when thei wolde let us to serue God syncerely.

Psalms 139:24 ^p Or anie henous waie or rebelliions: meaning, that thogh he were subject to sinne: yet was he not giuen to wickednes, and to prouoke God by rebellion.

Psalms 139:24 ^q That is, continue thy fauour towards me to the end.