Paul Kretzmann Commentary - Psalms 139:7 - 139:12

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Paul Kretzmann Commentary - Psalms 139:7 - 139:12


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David next sets forth the omnipresence of God, vv. 7-12.

v. 7. Whither shall I go from Thy Spirit?
the Spirit of God and God Himself being identified in all their acts. Or whither shall I flee from Thy presence? in a strenuous effort to escape from the Lord after some act challenging the vengeance of the Lord. Is it possible to find a place where His presence is not found, to which His arm does not extend?

v. 8. If I ascend up into heaven, Thou art there,
for there is the throne of His majesty; if I make my bed in hell, the realm of the dead, behold, Thou art there. Cf Amo_9:2; Job_26:6.

v. 9. If I take the wings of the morning,
or, "of the dawn," as it rises upward with the speed of wings and spreads over the eastern heaven, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, in the most remote part of the universe,

v. 10. even there shall Thy hand lead me,
with the guiding power of omnipresent providence, and Thy right hand shall hold me, for God is everywhere.

v. 11. If I say,
as criminals are wont to do, since vice and crime seek the cover of night, Surely the darkness shall cover me, making him invisible to the eyes of the Lord, even the night shall be light about me, for with God, who Himself is the Source of light, there is no distinction between day and night, His eye pierces the darkness of created night as though it were the brightest noonday.

v. 12. Yea, the darkness hideth not from Thee,
it cannot produce a darkness which His eye cannot penetrate; but the night shineth as the day, emitting light at His command; the darkness and the light are both alike to Thee, literally, "as is darkness, so is light," it makes no difference to Him whose omnipresence is aided by His omniscience, before whom nothing in all the universe is hidden.