#psalm 139

[godslove]

[i-n-t-e-g-r-a]

"Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?  If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,” even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you."

-Palm 139 NIV

[biblequotesdaily]

Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.

Revelation 3:19

“Blessed is the one whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal.

Job 5:17-18

But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”

James 4:6

How precious to me are your thoughts, God!

    How vast is the sum of them!

 Were I to count them,

    they would outnumber the grains of sand—

    when I awake, I am still with you.

 Psalm 139:17 & 18

Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

Psalm 139:23 & 24

[fierysword]

1 O God, You search me and know me inside out. 2 You know my comings and goings. You understand my thoughts completely. 3 You examine my ways, whether waking or sleeping, and are familiar with the habits of my being. 4 Before I speak a word, You already know it. 5 You are all around me, behind me and before me. You lay Your loving hand on me, choosing me in love. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me to comprehend. It is utterly beyond me.

7 Where could I go to escape Your Spirit? Where could I flee from Your presence? 8 Were I to go to the highest heavens, I would find You there. Were I to descend into the depths of hell, even there I would find You!

9 Were I to take the red wings of dawn and flee to the sea's utmost end, 10 even there You would be leading me, and Your right hand would hold me fast! 11 Were I to say, "I will take cover in darkness," the night would turn to light. 12 For darkness is not dark to You. The night shines like the day, and darkness is as bright as light. Waking or sleeping, I am always with You. 13 You have formed my innermost parts. You knit me together in the womb of my mother. 14 I thank You, for I am marvelously and wonderfully made! All Your works are wonder-full, as my soul knows very well. 15 You clearly saw even my bones when You made me in secret, when You wove me together in the dark depths of the womb. 16 Your eyes saw me as embryo, and before my days began, You shaped them. My whole life is written in Your Book of Life! 17 How precious Your thoughts are to me, Shaddai! How great in number they are! 18 If I were to try and count them, it would be impossible, like trying to count the grains of sand on the seashore.

Psalm 139:1-18  (feminine translation from Swallow’s Nest: A Feminine Reading of the Psalms by Marchiene Rienstra)

Possible uses of this psalm:

Reassurance of God's presence in the darkness

Pray over a blue candle to instill confidence in God's guidance

Pray to replace feelings of sadness with hope and optimism

Pray to nurture and maintain love, especially in marriage

Receive confidence and self-worth

2-3 sourced from Power of the Psalms by Anna Riva & 4 sourced from My New Everyday Prayer Book by Brother ADA 

[groovy-lady]

[searchingwardrobes]

Battling Anxiety Day 548

I was on a family vacation for a week, but now I'm back!

Tagging @jrob64 @snowbellewells

[beloved-of-john]

8, 10 and 17 for the ask game <3

I answered 8. (What is your favorite Bible story?) and 10. (Is there a certain miracle that Jesus performed that's really spoken to you? If so, which one and why?) here :)

17. What is your favorite Bible verse?

As a trans person, Psalm 139 verses 13-14 mean a lot to me. "For You formed my inward parts, You covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made" <3

[ariolimaxxx]

Thinking about how Vito's Ordination Song is SO trans (mostly bc Psalm 139 is very trans and it's basically just that when you think about it)

[leonieanderson]

Psalm 27:1 KJV

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

[craigtowens]

Fearless Stewards

The thought of God’s approaching fills many people with fearful thoughts. But the way Jesus arrived in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday should demonstrate for us that instead of fear, we can be both fearless and rejoicing at His coming.

Listen to the podcast of this post by clicking on the player below, and you can also subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or Audible.  https://craigtowens.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/fearless-stewards.mp3 I’ve noticed over the years that some people get quite nervous—even fearful—with the thought of God coming close to then. Some people have told me, “I can’t go to church—the roof will fall in on…

[godslove]

“I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;

Marvelous are Your works,

And that my soul knows very well.”

—‭Psalms 139:14

[hatsuneskizo]

“I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.“

- Psalm 139:14

[holmezc]

[wisdomfish]

GOD WROTE!

Meditating on the amazing truth that God wrote down all of our days before we were even born!

“Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them.” (Ps. 139:16)

EVERY day I live, Father you’ve already written down. Does the story of my life tell of all the ways I’ve failed you? If only I would’ve known the pages I would fill. Yet, in my mother’s womb, Your mighty love formed me - Fearfully and wonderfully made. And even before I was born, You gave Your only Son, that I’d be saved!

ALL I know, is that when I found Jesus, Forever, the story changed. In the darkness, my wandering feet, found a light to my path. Every sad thought, every heart break, every tear drop – You washed them all away. Now that I walk with You Lord, my hand in yours, The story of my life, is that I am saved!

NEVER again, do I have to be afraid. Never again, do the sad thoughts stay. Never again, do the desires of this life call me. My soul knows, there is nothing, No not one thing higher, than Jesus saves!

LET my every day, be a sweet fragrance in Heaven. Let my every thought, rejoice in your mighty ways. Let my every word, bring light into darkness. Let the pages of my life, read forever I will praise You, And tell the mighty story that Jesus saves!

~ Jeff Nelson

[leonieanderson]

Psalm 119:105 KJV

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

[craigtowens]

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