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.--Psalm 139: 1-3
O Lord, You have searched me and known me! YOU are intimately acquainted with MY ways!! You, my God, know all about me...every aspect. There never was a time when I was not known to You...I am and have never been beyond Your observation and care. You are intimately connected to me. Contemplating that thought hurts my brain...it boggles my mind. Who am I that You are mindful of me??? Nevertheless, You are. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, it is high, I cannot attain it.
You never forget me...I am inscribed in the palms of your hands. My tears you have placed in a bottle and all my days are written in Your book. You see all my ways and know all my thoughts. You bring to light all my hidden things of darkness and make manifest the counsel and imaginations of my heart. Nothing is concealed from You. Nothing is accidental. You are never surprised! You make me to inherit the iniquities of my youth and place my feet in the stocks. You watch closely all my paths and set a limit for the soles of my feet. My days are numbered and my boundaries appointed. You are my Keeper...my shade at my right hand. You preserve me from evil and protect both my going out and my coming in. You, Father, are with me, and will keep me in all places wherever I go...
I am encircled within your very Being. In fact, it is in You that I live and move and have my being. Whether I sleep or wake I am with You. There is no where I can flee from You. Even if I make my bed in the depths of hell, You are there. I sleep and You are outside of my awareness, but You who keep me do not slumber nor sleep...You are always aware!!! I am watched over ....Your love and grace envelops me.
Because of all this, Father, I stand in awe!! I tremble before this kind of knowledge. What hope this brings my heart. You know me completely and yet you love me! And not only love me....You died for me when I was unloveable and still your enemy. Even now You live to make intercession for me. I stand with courage because You, my God, encompass me. Nothing can happen to me outside of Your awareness and providential care. I stand with joy because this life is temporary and You my God are mindful of me and will see me through!
