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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
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- Primary Witness Text: O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether. Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. 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. How precious also are thy thoughts u...
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The Psalms (Hebrew: Tehillim — "praises") are the hymn book of God's covenant people, spanning roughly 1000 BC (David) to the post-exilic period. David authored at least 73 by the superscriptions, and the NT treats these as authoritative prophecy (Acts 2:25-31; 4:25-26; 13:35).
Psalm 22 stands as the supreme individual lament-to-praise psalm, with its opening cry quoted by Jesus from the cross and its crucifixion details — composed 1000 years before Rome invented crucifixion — as among the most powerful predictive prophecy evidence in Scripture.
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Psalms 139:1
Hebrew
לַמְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִד מִזְמוֹר יְהוָה חֲקַרְתַּנִי וַתֵּדָֽע׃lamenatzecha-ledavid-mizemvor-yehvah-chaqaretaniy-vateda'
KJV: O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
AKJV: O lord, you have searched me, and known me.
ASV: O Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and knownme.
YLT: To the Overseer. --A Psalm by David. Jehovah, Thou hast searched me, and knowest.
Exposition: Psalms 139:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 139:2
Hebrew
אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ שִׁבְתִּי וְקוּמִי בַּנְתָּה לְרֵעִי מֵרָחֽוֹק׃'atah-yada'eta-shivetiy-veqvmiy-vanetah-lere'iy-merachvoq
KJV: Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
AKJV: You know my sitting down and my rising up, you understand my thought afar off.
ASV: Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising;
YLT: Thou--Thou hast known my sitting down, And my rising up, Thou hast attended to my thoughts from afar.
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Psalms 139:2
Psalms 139:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 139:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 139:3
Hebrew
אָרְחִי וְרִבְעִי זֵרִיתָ וְֽכָל־דְּרָכַי הִסְכַּֽנְתָּה׃'arechiy-verive'iy-zeriyta-vekhal-derakhay-hisekhanetah
KJV: Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
AKJV: You compass my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.
ASV: Thou searchest out my path and my lying down,
YLT: My path and my couch Thou hast fanned, And with all my ways hast been acquainted.
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Psalms 139:3
Psalms 139:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 139:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 139:4
Hebrew
כִּי אֵין מִלָּה בִּלְשׁוֹנִי הֵן יְהוָה יָדַעְתָּ כֻלָּֽהּ׃khiy-'eyn-milah-vileshvoniy-hen-yehvah-yada'eta-khulah
KJV: For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
AKJV: For there is not a word in my tongue, but, see, O LORD, you know it altogether.
ASV: For there is not a word in my tongue,
YLT: For there is not a word in my tongue, Lo, O Jehovah, Thou hast known it all!
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Psalms 139:4
Psalms 139:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 139:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 139:5
Hebrew
אָחוֹר וָקֶדֶם צַרְתָּנִי וַתָּשֶׁת עָלַי כַּפֶּֽכָה׃'achvor-vaqedem-tzaretaniy-vatashet-'alay-khafekhah
KJV: Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
AKJV: You have beset me behind and before, and laid your hand on me.
ASV: Thou hast beset me behind and before,
YLT: Behind and before Thou hast besieged me, And Thou dost place on me Thy hand.
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Psalms 139:5
Psalms 139:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 139:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 139:6
Hebrew
פלאיה פְּלִיאָֽה דַעַת מִמֶּנִּי נִשְׂגְּבָה לֹא־אוּכַֽל לָֽהּ׃fl'yh-feliy'ah-da'at-mimeniy-nishegevah-lo'-'vkhal-lah
KJV: Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
AKJV: Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain to it.
ASV: Suchknowledge is too wonderful for me;
YLT: Knowledge too wonderful for me, It hath been set on high, I am not able for it.
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Psalms 139:6
Psalms 139:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 139:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 139:7
Hebrew
אָנָה אֵלֵךְ מֵרוּחֶךָ וְאָנָה מִפָּנֶיךָ אֶבְרָֽח׃'anah-'elekhe-mervchekha-ve'anah-mifaneykha-'everach
KJV: Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
AKJV: Where shall I go from your spirit? or where shall I flee from your presence?
ASV: Whither shall I go from thy Spirit?
YLT: Whither do I go from Thy Spirit? And whither from Thy face do I flee?
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Psalms 139:7
Psalms 139:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 139:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 139:8
Hebrew
אִם־אֶסַּק שָׁמַיִם שָׁם אָתָּה וְאַצִּיעָה שְּׁאוֹל הִנֶּֽךָּ׃'im-'esaq-shamayim-sham-'atah-ve'atziy'ah-she'vol-hinekha
KJV: If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
AKJV: If I ascend up into heaven, you are there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, you are there.
ASV: If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there:
YLT: If I ascend the heavens--there Thou art , And spread out a couch in Sheol, lo, Thee!
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Psalms 139:8
Psalms 139:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 139:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 139:9
Hebrew
אֶשָּׂא כַנְפֵי־שָׁחַר אֶשְׁכְּנָה בְּאַחֲרִית יָֽם׃'esha'-khanefey-shachar-'eshekhenah-ve'achariyt-yam
KJV: If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
AKJV: If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
ASV: If I take the wings of the morning,
YLT: I take the wings of morning, I dwell in the uttermost part of the sea,
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Psalms 139:9
Psalms 139:9 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 139:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 139:10
Hebrew
גַּם־שָׁם יָדְךָ תַנְחֵנִי וְֽתֹאחֲזֵנִי יְמִינֶֽךָ׃gam-sham-yadekha-tanecheniy-veto'chazeniy-yemiynekha
KJV: Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
AKJV: Even there shall your hand lead me, and your right hand shall hold me.
ASV: Even there shall thy hand lead me,
YLT: Also there Thy hand doth lead me, And Thy right hand doth hold me.
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Psalms 139:10
Psalms 139:10 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 139:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 139:11
Hebrew
וָאֹמַר אַךְ־חֹשֶׁךְ יְשׁוּפֵנִי וְלַיְלָה אוֹר בַּעֲדֵֽנִי׃va'omar-'akhe-choshekhe-yeshvfeniy-velayelah-'vor-va'adeniy
KJV: If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
AKJV: If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
ASV: If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me,
YLT: And I say, `Surely darkness bruiseth me, Then night is light to me.
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Psalms 139:11
Psalms 139:11 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Exposition: Psalms 139:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 139:12
Hebrew
גַּם־חֹשֶׁךְ לֹֽא־יַחְשִׁיךְ מִמֶּךָ וְלַיְלָה כַּיּוֹם יָאִיר כַּחֲשֵׁיכָה כָּאוֹרָֽה׃gam-choshekhe-lo'-yacheshiykhe-mimekha-velayelah-khayvom-ya'iyr-khachasheykhah-kha'vorah
KJV: Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
AKJV: Yes, the darkness hides not from you; but the night shines as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to you.
ASV: Even the darkness hideth not from thee,
YLT: Also darkness hideth not from Thee, And night as day shineth, as is darkness so is light.
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Psalms 139:12
Psalms 139:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 139:12
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- Psalms 139:12
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- Yea
Exposition: Psalms 139:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 139:13
Hebrew
כִּֽי־אַתָּה קָנִיתָ כִלְיֹתָי תְּסֻכֵּנִי בְּבֶטֶן אִמִּֽי׃khiy-'atah-qaniyta-khileyotay-tesukheniy-veveten-'imiy
KJV: For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
AKJV: For you have possessed my reins: you have covered me in my mother’s womb.
ASV: For thou didst form my inward parts:
YLT: For Thou--Thou hast possessed my reins, Thou dost cover me in my mother's belly.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 139:13Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 139:13
Psalms 139:13 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Psalms 139:13
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- Psalms 139:13
Exposition: Psalms 139:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 139:14
Hebrew
אֽוֹדְךָ עַל כִּי נוֹרָאוֹת נִפְלֵיתִי נִפְלָאִים מַעֲשֶׂיךָ וְנַפְשִׁי יֹדַעַת מְאֹֽד׃'vodekha-'al-khiy-nvora'vot-nifeleytiy-nifela'iym-ma'asheykha-venafeshiy-yoda'at-me'od
KJV: I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
AKJV: I will praise you; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are your works; and that my soul knows right well.
ASV: I will give thanks unto thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:
YLT: I confess Thee, because that with wonders I have been distinguished. Wonderful are Thy works, And my soul is knowing it well.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 139:14Generated editorial synthesis
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Psalms 139:14
Psalms 139:14 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 139:14
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- Psalms 139:14
Exposition: Psalms 139:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 139:15
Hebrew
לֹא־נִכְחַד עָצְמִי מִמֶּךָּ אֲשֶׁר־עֻשֵּׂיתִי בַסֵּתֶר רֻקַּמְתִּי בְּֽתַחְתִּיּוֹת אָֽרֶץ׃lo'-nikhechad-'atzemiy-mimekha-'asher-'usheytiy-vaseter-ruqametiy-vetachetiyvot-'aretz
KJV: My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
AKJV: My substance was not hid from you, when I was made in secret, and curiously worked in the lowest parts of the earth.
ASV: My frame was not hidden from thee,
YLT: My substance was not hid from Thee, When I was made in secret, Curiously wrought in the lower part of earth.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 139:15Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 139:15
Psalms 139:15 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 139:15
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Psalms 139:15
Exposition: Psalms 139:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 139:16
Hebrew
גָּלְמִי ׀ רָאוּ עֵינֶיךָ וְעַֽל־סִפְרְךָ כֻּלָּם יִכָּתֵבוּ יָמִים יֻצָּרוּ ולא וְלוֹ אֶחָד בָּהֶֽם׃galemiy- -ra'v-'eyneykha-ve'al-siferekha-khulam-yikhatevv-yamiym-yutzarv-vl'-velvo-'echad-vahem
KJV: 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.
AKJV: Your eyes did see my substance, yet being imperfect; and in your book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
ASV: Thine eyes did see mine unformed substance;
YLT: Mine unformed substance Thine eyes saw, And on Thy book all of them are written, The days they were formed--And not one among them.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 139:16Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 139:16
Psalms 139:16 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 139:16
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Psalms 139:16
Exposition: Psalms 139:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 139:17
Hebrew
וְלִי מַה־יָּקְרוּ רֵעֶיךָ אֵל מֶה עָצְמוּ רָאשֵׁיהֶֽם׃veliy-mah-yaqerv-re'eykha-'el-meh-'atzemv-ra'sheyhem
KJV: How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
AKJV: How precious also are your thoughts to me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
ASV: How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God!
YLT: And to me how precious have been Thy thoughts, O God, how great hath been their sum!
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 139:17Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 139:17
Psalms 139:17 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 139:17
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Psalms 139:17
Exposition: Psalms 139:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 139:18
Hebrew
אֶסְפְּרֵם מֵחוֹל יִרְבּוּן הֱקִיצֹתִי וְעוֹדִי עִמָּֽךְ׃'eseferem-mechvol-yirevvn-heqiytzotiy-ve'vodiy-'imakhe
KJV: If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
AKJV: If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with you.
ASV: If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand:
YLT: I recount them! than the sand they are more, I have waked, and I am still with Thee.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 139:18Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 139:18
Psalms 139:18 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 139:18
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Psalms 139:18
Exposition: Psalms 139:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 139:19
Hebrew
אִם־תִּקְטֹל אֱלוֹהַּ ׀ רָשָׁע וְאַנְשֵׁי דָמִים סוּרוּ מֶֽנִּי׃'im-tiqetol-'elvoha- -rasha'-ve'aneshey-damiym-svrv-meniy
KJV: Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
AKJV: Surely you will slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, you bloody men.
ASV: Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God:
YLT: Dost Thou slay, O God, the wicked? Then, men of blood, turn aside from me!
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 139:19Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 139:19
Psalms 139:19 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 139:19
Source lane
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Psalms 139:19
Exposition: Psalms 139:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 139:20
Hebrew
אֲשֶׁר יֹאמְרֻךָ לִמְזִמָּה נָשֻׂא לַשָּׁוְא עָרֶֽיךָ׃'asher-yo'merukha-limezimah-nashu'-lashave'-'areykha
KJV: For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
AKJV: For they speak against you wickedly, and your enemies take your name in vain.
ASV: For they speak against thee wickedly,
YLT: Who exchange Thee for wickedness, Lifted up to vanity are Thine enemies.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 139:20Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 139:20
Psalms 139:20 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 139:20
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Psalms 139:20
Exposition: Psalms 139:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 139:21
Hebrew
הֲלֽוֹא־מְשַׂנְאֶיךָ יְהוָה ׀ אֶשְׂנָא וּבִתְקוֹמְמֶיךָ אֶתְקוֹטָֽט׃halvo'-meshane'eykha-yehvah- -'eshena'-vviteqvomemeykha-'eteqvotat
KJV: Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
AKJV: Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate you? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against you?
ASV: Do not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee?
YLT: Do not I hate, Jehovah, those hating Thee? And with Thy withstanders grieve myself?
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 139:21Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 139:21
Psalms 139:21 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 139:21
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Psalms 139:21
Exposition: Psalms 139:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 139:22
Hebrew
תַּכְלִית שִׂנְאָה שְׂנֵאתִים לְאוֹיְבִים הָיוּ לִֽי׃takheliyt-shine'ah-shene'tiym-le'voyeviym-hayv-liy
KJV: I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
AKJV: I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them my enemies.
ASV: I hate them with perfect hatred:
YLT: With perfect hatred I have hated them, Enemies they have become to me.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 139:22Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 139:22
Psalms 139:22 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 139:22
Source lane
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Psalms 139:22
Exposition: Psalms 139:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 139:23
Hebrew
חָקְרֵנִי אֵל וְדַע לְבָבִי בְּחָנֵנִי וְדַע שַׂרְעַפָּֽי׃chaqereniy-'el-veda'-levaviy-vechaneniy-veda'-share'afay
KJV: Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
AKJV: Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
ASV: Search me, O God, and know my heart:
YLT: Search me, O God, and know my heart, Try me, and know my thoughts,
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 139:23Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 139:23
Psalms 139:23 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 139:23
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Psalms 139:23
Exposition: Psalms 139:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Psalms 139:24
Hebrew
וּרְאֵה אִם־דֶּֽרֶךְ־עֹצֶב בִּי וּנְחֵנִי בְּדֶרֶךְ עוֹלָֽם׃vre'eh-'im-derekhe-'otzev-viy-vnecheniy-vederekhe-'volam
KJV: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
AKJV: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
ASV: And see if there be any wicked way in me,
YLT: And see if a grievous way be in me, And lead me in a way age-during!
Commentary Witness (Generated)Psalms 139:24Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Psalms 139:24
Psalms 139:24 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
Psalms 139:24
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Psalms 139:24
Exposition: Psalms 139:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Citation trailOpen the commentary counts, references, and named sources.
Scholarly apparatus
Commentary citation index
This chapter now surfaces commentary as quoted witness material with an explicit citation trail. The index below gathers the canonical references and named authorities detected inside the commentary layer for faster academic review.
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Generated editorial witnesses
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Canonical references surfaced in commentary
- Psalms 139:1
- Psalms 139:2
- Psalms 139:3
- Psalms 139:4
- Psalms 139:5
- Psalms 139:6
- Psalms 139:7
- Psalms 139:8
- Psalms 139:9
- Psalms 139:10
- Psalms 139:11
- Psalms 139:12
- Psalms 139:13
- Psalms 139:14
- Psalms 139:15
- Psalms 139:16
- Psalms 139:17
- Psalms 139:18
- Psalms 139:19
- Psalms 139:20
- Psalms 139:21
- Psalms 139:22
- Psalms 139:23
- Psalms 139:24
Named authorities or texts surfaced in commentary
- Yea
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Psalms 139:1
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Psalms 139:1
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