JUNE 20, 2026 Psalm 139:11-12 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall fall on me,” even the night shall be light about me; Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, but the night shines as the day. The darkness and the light are both alike to You. In these verses, the psalmist continues to develop the idea that hiding from […]
JUNE 19, 2026 Psalm 139:9-10 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, even there Your hand shall lead me, and Your right hand shall hold me. Building on the previous verse, David expounds upon the notion that it is impossible to escape the Presence of God. But […]
JUNE 18, 2026 Psalm 139:7-8 Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. It is well established that the Almighty is known by many names and titles — e.g. Elohim, El Shaddai, just […]
JUNE 17, 2026 Psalm 139:5-6 You have enclosed me behind and before, and laid Your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain it. Before we move on to the rest of this psalm, there is one other lesson to be gleaned from what is meant by […]
JUNE 16, 2026 Psalm 139:5-6 You have enclosed me behind and before, and laid Your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain it. Building on the previous devotion, let’s take a look at another interesting view of what is meant by “You have enclosed me behind and before.” The Hebrew words translated […]
JUNE 15, 2026 Psalm 139:5-6 You have enclosed me behind and before and laid Your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain it. In just a few simple words, David summarized the complexity of our nature and existence — a mystery David acknowledged as being beyond our ability to comprehend. Behind us […]
JUNE 14, 2026 Psalm 139:4 For there is not a word on my tongue, but behold, O Lord, You know it altogether. When God breathed the breath of life into man, the Scripture says it was at that moment that man became a “living soul.” The Targum of Onkelos, which is an Aramaic version of the Hebrew Scriptures renders it, […]
JUNE 13, 2026 Psalm 139:1-3 O Lord, You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down and are acquainted with all my ways. In the previous psalm, David took note of the fact that, though the Lord is exalted, […]
JUNE 12, 2026 Psalm 139:1-3 O Lord, You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. It is observed in Jewish commentary that no other psalm is quite like this one in […]
JUNE 11, 2026 Psalm 138:6 Though the Lord is on high, yet He regards the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar. Among men, it is typical for the high and mighty to pay attention to the comings and goings of the high and mighty. On the flip side of the social coin, it is just as typical […]
JUNE 10, 2026 Psalm 138:4-5 All the kings of the earth shall praise You, O Lord, when they hear the words of Your mouth. Yes, they shall sing of the ways of the Lord, for great is the glory of the Lord. Considering that these words were penned by David, let us consider the journey that resulted in David becoming […]
JUNE 9, 2026 Psalm 138:1-2 I will praise You with my whole heart; before the gods I will sing praises to You. I will worship toward Your holy temple, and praise Your name for Your lovingkindness and Your truth; for You have magnified Your word above all Your name. The God of Israel is defined for us, […]
