Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Psalm 139

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

^{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.

^{3 b} So that thei are euidently knowen to thee.

^{4 c} Thou knowest my meaning before I speake.

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

^{7 e} From thy power and knowledge.

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

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

^{13 h} Thou hast made me in all partes & therfore must nedes knowe me.

^{13 !} Which he confirmeth by the creation of man.

^{14 i} Considering thy wonderful worke in forming me, I can not but praise thee & feare thy mightie power.

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

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

^{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.

^{17 m} How oght we to esteme the excellent declaration of thy wisdome in the creacion of man?

^{18 n} I continually se newe occasions to meditate in thy wisdome and to praise thee.

^{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.

^{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.

^{24 q} That is, continue thy fauour towards me to the end.