Psalm 139:7-12 Part 1 of 3

I can never escape from your Spirit!

    I can never get away from your presence!

If I go up to heaven, you are there;

    if I go down to the grave, you are there.

If I ride the wings of the morning,

    if I dwell by the farthest oceans,

even there your hand will guide me,

    and your strength will support me.

I could ask the darkness to hide me

    and the light around me to become night--

    but even in darkness I cannot hide from you.

To you the night shines as bright as day.

    Darkness and light are the same to you. 

     

I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence!

Jeremiah 23:24

"Can anyone hide from me in a secret place?

    Am I not everywhere in all the heavens and earth?"

    says the LORD.  (see all Jeremiah 23)

Jonah 1:3  

    But Jonah got up and went in the opposite direction to get away from the LORD. He went down to the port of Joppa, where he found a ship leaving for Tarshish. He bought a ticket and went on board, hoping to escape from the LORD by sailing to Tarshish.  (see all Jonah)

Psalm 51:11  

Do not banish me from your presence,

    and don't take your Holy Spirit from me.  (see all Psalm 51)

 

If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there.  

Proverbs 15:11  

Even Death and Destruction hold no secrets from the LORD. 

    How much more does he know the human heart!

Amos 9:1-4  

    Then I saw a vision of the LORD standing beside the altar. He said,

"Strike the tops of the Temple columns,

    so that the foundation will shake.

Bring down the roof

    on the heads of the people below.

I will kill with the sword those who survive.

    No one will escape!

 

"Even if they dig down to the place of the dead,

    I will reach down and pull them up.

Even if they climb up to the heavens,

    I will bring them down.

Even if they hide at the very top of Mount Carmel,

    I will search them out and capture them.

Even if they hide at the bottom of the ocean,

    I will send the sea serpent after them to bite them.

Even if  their enemies drive them into exile,

    I will command the sword to kill them there.

I am determined to bring disaster on them

    and not to help them."  (see all Amos) 

     

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Psalm 139:1-6 Part 2 of 2

O LORD, you have examined my heart

    and know everything about me.

You know when I sit down or stand up.

    You know my thoughts even when I'm far away.

You see me when I travel

    and when I rest at home.

    You know everything I do.

You know what I am going to say

    even before I say it, LORD.

You go before me and follow me.

    You place your hand of blessing on my head.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,

    too great for me to understand! 

     

You know what I am going to say even before I say it, LORD.

Psalm 33:13-15

The LORD looks down from heaven

    and sees the whole human race.

From his throne he observes

    all who live on the earth.

He made their hearts,

    so he understands everything they do.  (see all Psalm 33)

Hebrews 4:13  

Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable.  

(see all Hebrews 4)

 

You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head.  

Psalm 32:10  

Many sorrows come to the wicked,

    but unfailing love surrounds those who trust the LORD.  (see all Psalm 32)

Psalm 34:7  

For the angel of the LORD is a guard;

    he surrounds and defends all who fear him.  (see all Psalm 34)

Psalm 125:2  

Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem,

    so the LORD surrounds his people, both now and forever.  

    (see all Psalm 125)

 

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand!  

Psalm 131:1  

LORD, my heart is not proud;

    my eyes are not haughty.

I don't concern myself with matters too great

    or too awesome for me to grasp.  (see all Psalm 131)

Romans 11:33  

Oh, how great are God's riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways!  (see all Romans 11) 

     

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Psalm 139:1-6 Part 1 of 2

O LORD, you have examined my heart

    and know everything about me.

You know when I sit down or stand up.

    You know my thoughts even when I'm far away.

You see me when I travel

    and when I rest at home.

    You know everything I do.

You know what I am going to say

    even before I say it, LORD.

You go before me and follow me.

    You place your hand of blessing on my head.

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,

    too great for me to understand! 

     

O LORD, you have examined my heart and know everything about me.

Psalm 17:3

You have tested my thoughts and examined my heart in the night.

    You have scrutinized me and found nothing wrong.

    I am determined not to sin in what I say.  (see all Psalm 17)

Psalm 44:21  

God would surely have known it,

    for he knows the secrets of every heart.  (see all Psalm 44)

Romans 8:27  

And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers in harmony with God's own will.  

(see all Romans 8)

 

You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I'm far away.  

Psalm 94:11  

The LORD knows people's thoughts;

    he knows they are worthless!  (see all Psalm 94)

Proverbs 24:12  

Don't excuse yourself by saying, "Look, we didn't know."

    For God understands all hearts, and he sees you.

He who guards your soul knows you knew.

    He will repay all people as their actions deserve.  (see all Psalm 24)

Jeremiah 12:3  

But as for me, LORD, you know my heart.

    You see me and test my thoughts.

Drag these people away like sheep to be butchered!

    Set them aside to be slaughtered!  (see all Jeremiah 12)

 

You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do.  

Job 31:4  

"Doesn't he see everything I do

    and every step I take?"  (see all Job 31)

Job 34:21  

"For God watches how people live;

    he sees everything they do."  (see all Job 34)

Proverbs 5:21  

For the LORD sees clearly what a man does,

    examining every path he takes.  (see all Proverbs 5) 

     

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Psalm 138:7-8 Part 2 of 2

Though I am surrounded by troubles,

    you will protect me from the anger of my enemies.

You reach out your hand,

    and the power of your right hand saves me.

The LORD will work out the plans for my life--

    for your faithful love, O LORD, endures forever.

    Don't abandon me, for you made me. 

     

The LORD will work out the plans for my life--for your faithful love, O LORD, endures forever. Don't abandon me, for you made me.

Ezra 3:11

With praise and thanks, they sang this song to the LORD:

    "He is so good!

        His faithful love for Israel endures forever!"

Then all the people gave a great shout, praising the LORD because the foundation of the LORD's Temple had been laid.  (see all Ezra 3)

Job 10:3  

"What do you gain by oppressing me? 

    Why do you reject me, the work of your own hands,

    while smiling on the schemes of the wicked?"     

Job 10:8  

" 'You formed me with your hands, you made me,

    yet now you completely destroy me.' "  (see all Job 10)

Psalm 27:9  

Do not turn your back on me.

    Do not reject your servant in anger.

    You have always been my helper.

Don't leave me now; don't abandon me,

    O God of my salvation!  (see all Psalm 27)

Psalm 71:9  

And now, in my old age, don't set me aside.

    Don't abandon me when my strength is failing.  (see all Psalm 71)

Psalm 51:8-12  

Oh, give me back my joy again;

    you have broken me--

    now let me rejoice.

Don't keep looking at my sins.

    Remove the stain of my guilt.

Create in me a clean heart, O God.

    Renew a loyal spirit within me.

Do not banish me from your presence, 

    and don't take your Holy Spirit from me.

Restore to me the joy of your salvation,

    and make me willing to obey you.  (see all Psalm 51)

Psalm 100:5  

For the LORD is good.

    His unfailing love continues forever,

    and his faithfulness continues to each generation.  (see all Psalm 100)

Philippians 1:6  

And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.  (see all Philippians 1) 

     

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Psalm 138:7-8 Part 1 of 2

Though I am surrounded by troubles,

    you will protect me from the anger of my enemies.

You reach out your hand,

    and the power of your right hand saves me.

The LORD will work out the plans for my life--

    for your faithful love, O LORD, endures forever.

    Don't abandon me, for you made me. 

     

Though I am surrounded by troubles, you will protect me from the anger of my enemies.

Exodus 15:12

"You raised your right hand,

    and the earth swallowed our enemies."  (see Exodus 15:1-21)

Ezra 9:8-9  

    "But now we have been given a brief moment of grace, for the LORD our God has allowed a few of us to survive as a remnant. He has given us security in this holy place. Our God has brightened our eyes and granted us some relief from our slavery. For we were slaves, but in his unfailing love our God did not abandon us in our slavery. Instead, he caused the kings of Persia to treat us favorably. He revived us so we could rebuild the Temple of our God and repair its ruins. He has given us a protective wall in Judah and Jerusalem."  (see all Ezra 9)

Psalm 23:4  

Even though I walk

    through the darkest valley,

I will not be afraid,

    for you are close beside me.

Your rod and your staff

    protect and comfort me.  (see all Psalm 23)

Psalm 41:2  

The LORD protects them

    and keeps them alive.

He gives them prosperity in the land

    and rescues them from their enemies.  (see all Psalm 41)

 

You reach out your hand, and the power of your right hand saves me.  

Exodus 7:4-5  

"Even then Pharaoh will refuse to listen to you. So I will bring down my fist on Egypt. Then I will rescue my forces--my people, the Israelites--from the land of Egypt with great acts of judgment. When I raise my powerful hand and bring out the Israelites, the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD."  (see Exodus 7:1-7)

Psalm 7:6  

Arise, O LORD, in anger!

    Stand up against the fury of my enemies!

    Wake up, my God, and bring justice!  (see all Psalm 7)

Psalm 20:6  

Now I know that the LORD rescues his anointed king.

    He will answer him from his holy heaven

    and rescue him by his great power.  (see all Psalm 20)

Psalm 60:5  

Now rescue your beloved people.

    Answer and save us by your power.  (see all Psalm 60)

Psalm 17:7  

Show me your unfailing love in wonderful ways.

    By your mighty power you rescue

    those who seek refuge from their enemies.  

Psalm 17:14  

By the power of your hand, O LORD,

    destroy those who look to this world for their reward.

But satisfy the hunger of your treasured ones.

    May their children have plenty,

    leaving an inheritance for their descendants.  (see all Psalm 17) 

     

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Psalm 138:4-6 Part 3 of 3

Every king in all the earth will thank you, LORD,

    for all of them will hear your words.

Yes, they will sing about the LORD's ways,

    for the glory of the LORD is very great.

Though the LORD is great, he cares for the humble,

    but he keeps his distance from the proud. 

     

Though the LORD is great, he cares for the humble, but he keeps his distance from the proud.

Psalm 25:8-10

The LORD is good and does what is right;

    he shows the proper path to those who go astray.

He leads the humble in doing right,

    teaching him his way.

The LORD leads with unfailing love and faithfulness

    all who keep his covenant and obey his demands.  (see all Psalm 25)

Psalm 113:7-8  

He lifts the poor from the dust

    and the needy from the garbage dump.

He sets them among princes,

    even princes among his own people!  (see all Psalm 113)

Proverbs 3:34  

The LORD mocks the mockers

    but is gracious to the humble.  (see Proverbs 3:21-35)

Matthew 23:11-12  

"The greatest among you must be a servant. But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted."  

(see all Matthew 23)

James 4:6  

And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say,

    "God opposes the proud

        but gives grace to the humble."  (Proverbs 3:34)

        (see all James 4)

1 Peter 5:5-7  

    In the same way, you who are younger must accept the authority of the elders. and all of you, dress yourselves in humility as you relate to one another, for

    "God opposes the proud

        but gives grace to the humble."  (Proverbs 3:34)

So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.  (see all 1 Peter 5) 

     

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Psalm 138:4-6 Part 2 of 3

Every king in all the earth will thank you, LORD,

    for all of them will hear your words.

Yes, they will sing about the LORD's ways,

    for the glory of the LORD is very great.

Though the LORD is great, he cares for the humble,

    but he keeps his distance from the proud. 

     

Yes, they will sing about the LORD's ways, for the glory of the LORD is very great. (continued)

Isaiah 6:1-3  

     It was in the year King Uzziah died that I saw the Lord. He was sitting on a lofty throne, and the train of his robe filled the Temple. Attending him were mighty seraphim, each having six wings. With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. They were calling out to each other,

    "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Heaven's Armies!

        The whole earth is filled with his glory!"  (see all Isaiah 6)

Isaiah 24:14-16  

But all who are left shout and sing for joy.

    Those in the west praise the LORD's majesty.

In eastern lands, give glory to the LORD.

    In the lands beyond the sea, praise the name of the LORD, the God of 

        Israel.

We hear songs of praise from the ends of the earth,

    songs that give glory to the Righteous One!  (see all Isaiah 24)

Romans 9:4  

They are the people of Israel, chosen to be God's adopted children. God revealed his glory to them. He made covenants with them and gave them his law. He gave them the privilege of worshiping him and receiving his wonderful promises.

Romans 9:23-24  

He does this to make the riches of his glory shine even brighter on those to whom he shows mercy, who were prepared in advance for glory. And we are among those whom he selected, both from the Jews and from the Gentiles.  (see all Romans 9)

Hebrews 1:3  

The Son radiates God's own glory and expresses the very character of God, and he sustains everything by the mighty power of his command. When he had cleansed us from our sins, he sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven.  (see all Hebrews 1)

Jude 1:25  

All glory to him who alone is God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord. All glory, majesty, power, and authority are his before all time, and in the present, and beyond all time! Amen.  (see all Jude)

Revelation 21:23  

And the city has no need of sun or moon, for the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its light.  (see all Revelation 21) 

     

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