Psalm 139

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139 O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.

When God searches, God leaves nothing undiscovered.

2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.

God pays attention to every detail about me.

3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.

 God scrutinizes my path and He knows everything about me.

4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.

God recognizes my tongue when I speak.

5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.

God fights for me before and after I make my moves.  God will find me in the midst of danger seen and unseen.

6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

Knowing how God feels about me, makes me high.  I cannot put enough words on paper to describe God and how He cares for me.

7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

God knows how to find me.

9 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 

God is not defined by limits or space.

Where ever be is, God is there.

Wherever I am, God is there.

10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

If any situation arises, God will find me using His right way of doing what He does.  I will know it was the Hand of God when He delivers me.

11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

What is darkness to God?  What is light to God?  He does not know the difference when it comes down to finding me.

God knows no difference between light and darkness.

13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.  

God knows both my start date and my end date.  He had me covered from the womb.  I have my own personal bodyguard assigned by God.

14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

When God made me He took His time to make me well.  My soul knows how well I am made.

15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.

God knows the moment I was conceived.  He knows how each part of me was formed to make me, me.

When God made Adam he used the dust of the earth and I was included in it.

16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.

God knows what it took to make me.  He recorded all my medical records in His book.  He knows each bone, blood type, my DNA, and all part that makes me.  There is no one else like me.

17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

God's thoughts of me are of great value.  God does not want me treated carelessly or wastefully.

18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.

If I tried to number the thoughts God has toward me, it would be impossible to count them.

19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.

I recognize God in me.  Knowing this, I do not want any part of anyone who does not apply God's practices in doing good toward others.

20 For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.

Wrongdoers speak evil of God.  The proud abuses God's people for selfish gain.

21 Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

I want there to be a vivid distinction between myself and those who refuse to obey God's Word.

This is not to say you don't deal with people that make wrong decisions, it means if they continue to disobey God's Word, you must cut them off.

22 I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.

I make sure that I will not compromise the Word of God by sugar-coating God's instructions when dealing with others.

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

Continue to lead and direct my life, Lord.  Test me to show me myself.

24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. 

If you find I am not what I say I am, lead me into the path that is right for me.