Psalms 139 Bible Study Guide

Psalm 139 is one of the most profound psalms in the Psalter, a meditation on God's omniscience and omnipresence. David declares that the Lord has searched him and known him completely — his thoughts, his words, and his ways. The psalm celebrates that there is nowhere David can go to escape God's presence. It then transitions into a declaration of God's creative work in forming David in the womb and ends with a prayer against the wicked and a plea for God to search his heart.