Peter Barnes | Psalm 139:1-12
SERMON NOTES
The Sovereign Lord
Psalm 139
The worst thing in life is a small view of God.
1. God knows all things.
– vv.1-6; He is omniscient; He knows what we are doing, what we are thinking, what we will say
– Gen.3:8 is foolish; see Ruth 2:17-20; hence prophecies e.g. Matt.8:11-12
– we do not know ourselves (Ps.19:12). David is amazed.
2. God everywhere.
– vv.7-12; hence 1 Cor.6:19 for the Spirit and Matt.28:20 for Christ
– God reigns over hell (cf. Rev.20:10).
3. Such knowledge is a comfort to the believer.
– vv.10, 17-18
– bad news for the false prophets (Jer.23:23-24) or for rebels against God (Amos 9:1-2)
– Jonah is foolish in Jonah 1:1-3; great comfort in Dan.3:19-25