Psalms 139: You Know Me

Psalm 139 is titled For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Yahweh has searched David and knows him completely, his sitting down, rising up, and even his words before he speaks. There is nowhere David can go from God's presence. God formed him in his mother's womb, and he is fearfully and wonderfully made. David ends by asking God to search his heart and lead him in the everlasting way.

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¹ For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Yahweh, you have searched me, and you know me.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
² You know my sitting down and my rising up. You perceive my thoughts from afar.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³ You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴ For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, Yahweh, you know it altogether.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁵ You hem me in behind and before. You laid your hand on me.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁶ This knowledge is beyond me. It’s lofty. I can’t attain it.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁷ Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence?This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁸ If I ascend up into heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, you are there!This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁹ If I take the wings of the dawn, and settle in the uttermost parts of the sea,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁰ even there your hand will lead me, and your right hand will hold me.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹¹ If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me. The light around me will be night,”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹² even the darkness doesn’t hide from you, but the night shines as the day. The darkness is like light to you.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹³ For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother’s womb.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁴ I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁵ My frame wasn’t hidden from you, when I was made in secret, woven together in the depths of the earth.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁶ Your eyes saw my body. In your book they were all written, the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there were none of them.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁷ How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is their sum!This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁸ If I would count them, they are more in number than the sand. When I wake up, I am still with you.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁹ If only you, God, would kill the wicked. Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men!This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁰ For they speak against you wickedly. Your enemies take your name in vain.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²¹ Yahweh, don’t I hate those who hate you? Am I not grieved with those who rise up against you?This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²² I hate them with perfect hatred. They have become my enemies.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²³ Search me, God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁴ See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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Psalms 139 · Preschool

Wonderfully Made

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Color the child and the stars. God made you wonderfully!

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Bible Verse

“I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.”

Psalms 139:14 (WEB)

Prayer

Thank You, God, for making me!

Take It Home

Read the verse aloud. Say: God made you! He knows everything about you and loves you. Let's point to ourselves and say, God made me wonderfully!

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Psalms 139 · Grade 4

Known and Loved by God

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Read and Think

Psalm 139 is titled For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. It begins, Yahweh, you have searched me, and you know me. God knows David's sitting down and his rising up, his paths and his thoughts, and every word on his tongue before he says it. This knowledge is beyond me, David says.

Next, David asks, Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence? Heaven, the grave, the farthest sea, or the darkest night: God is there. Even the darkness doesn't hide from you, but the night shines as the day.

Then David praises God as his Maker: You knit me together in my mother's womb. I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. God saw him before he was born and planned his days. After a few verses about God's enemies, David ends with a humble prayer: Search me, God, and know my heart. See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way.

Show What You Know

What does God know about David?
Name three places where God is present.
What did God do before David was born?
What does David ask at the end?

Word Bank Fill-In

Use the word bank to fill in each blank.

madesearchedGodSpirit

It begins, Yahweh, you have me, and you know me.
Next, David asks, Where could I go from your ?
Heaven, the grave, the farthest sea, or the darkest night: is there.
I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully .

Think About It

God knows you completely and still loves you. How does that make you feel?
You are fearfully and wonderfully made. How can you treat yourself and others as God's wonderful work?

Memory Verse

“I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.”

Psalms 139:14 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for knowing me and making me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How can you thank God for the way He made you?
Why is God's presence a comfort?

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Psalms 139 · Grade 5

The God Who Knows, Is Present, and Creates

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Read and Think

Psalm 139 is titled For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. It moves through three great truths about God. First, God knows everything: Yahweh, you have searched me, and you know me. He knows David's sitting down and rising up, his thoughts from afar, and every word before it is spoken. David responds with wonder: This knowledge is beyond me. It's lofty. I can't attain it.

Second, God is present everywhere. Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence? If I ascend up into heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, you are there! Even the darkness is like light to God. For David this is comfort, not threat: even there your hand will lead me.

Third, God is the Creator of each person. You knit me together in my mother's womb. I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your eyes saw my body. In your book they were all written, the days that were ordained for me. David then speaks strongly about God's enemies, showing that he sides with God against evil. But he turns that searching light on himself: Search me, God, and know my heart. In the New Testament, Paul writes that God has known those who love him (1 Corinthians 8:3).

Show What You Know

What three truths about God does the psalm teach?
Why is God's presence comfort rather than threat for David?
What did God's eyes see and write?
How does David turn the searching light on himself?

Crossword

Across

Where could I go from your ____.
You ____ my sitting down and my rising up.

Down

The ____ around me will be night.
Even the ____ doesn’t hide from you.
You have ____ me.

Think About It

David found comfort, not fear, in God's presence everywhere. Where do you most need to remember God is with you?
David asked God to search his heart. What would it mean for you to pray that prayer honestly?

Memory Verse

“I will give thanks to you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful. My soul knows that very well.”

Psalms 139:14 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for knowing me and making me. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

How does it help you that God has a plan for your life?
How does 1 Corinthians 8:3 connect to Psalm 139?
What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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