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3 days ago · Verses 7-12 turn from what God knows to where God is, or at least, sees. Why the psalmist would want to go or flee from God’s spirit or from before God’s face is not, maybe, immediately obvious. But it would be impossible, anyway. There is no evading God, whether the effort takes me as high as heaven or as deep as Sheol. Alter reads v9 as ...
May 12, 2024 · Those are just some samples of how God's presence helps us to face abandonment and/or betrayal by family or friends. The experience of God's omnipresence is a very practical doctrine. It promotes godliness (2 Cor. 6:16-7:1) Point F says that the experience of God's presence can promote godliness.
Feb 26, 2012 · This morning, we continue our study “Our Great God” by considering the omnipresence of God. “Omni” means “all”, “present” means “here” – the doctrine of God’s omnipresence means that God is always present; He is everywhere. We find this doctrine taught in Psalm 139, as well as in other places in the word of God.
Mar 26, 2020 · The Omnipresent God, Psalm 139:7-12. Now let us examine the next section of this psalm, with verses 7-12, that reveals the omnipresence of God. The psalmist not only knew God as the all-knowing and almighty God, but as the ever-present God who is in all places at one and the same time.
- The Four Poetic Movements of Psalm 139
- Commentary on Psalm 139
- Bridging The Contexts
- Contemporary Significance
As the NIV’s translation suggests, Psalm 139 can be divided into four strophes: verses 1–6; 7–12; 13–18; and 19–24.Tucker and Davis offer an overview of these four movements: Before exploring the meaning of this passage in detail, here is the whole psalm for your consideration from the NIV:
There has been considerable debate about the precise genre of this psalm. “The hymnic nature of the first eighteen verses seems to support the claims of Hermann Gunkel and Claus Westermann” (915). Others insist the psalm is a prayer of an unjustly accused person, given the final strophe, while some have suggested it is a complaint uttered by a psal...
Although some readers who come to psalm 139 often infer propositions of God’s omniscience, omnipresence, and omnipotence, Tucker and Grant offer a different kind of contextual bridge: “Instead, this psalm confesses both God’s constant presence with the psalmist as well as his comprehensive knowledge of the psalmist. The psalm is intimately personal...
Psalm 139 reflects on the human condition, and specifically God’s interaction with the individual human experience. Tucker and Grant note how many hymns tend to highlight the fascination and comfort gained from God’s presence. However, “Rarely do hymns remind us of the kind of pervasive presence of God in our lives that might prompt a sense of holy...
Psalm 139:1-24 THIS is the noblest utterance in the Psalter of pure contemplative theism, animated and not crushed by the thought of God’s omniscience and omnipresence. . No less striking than the unequalled force and sublimity with which the psalm hymns the majestic attributes of an all-filling, all-knowing, all-creating God, is the firmness with which the singer’s personal relation to ...
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May 25, 2020 · As with David, we also can say with praise and thanksgiving, God’s knowledge is “too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it.” (v. 6) As a Christian is never out of the reach of God’s hand, so he is never out of the view of God’s eye. Thomas Brooks In verses 7-12, David transitions to speaking to God of His limitless ...
