This is another in a series of excerpts from The Book of Life: What the Bible Says about God’s Registry of the Redeemed from High Street Press and available at Amazon. This except comes from Chapter 7: All My Days Were Written: Psalm 139:16.

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In the previous post, we were introduced to Psalm 139:16: “Your eyes saw me when I was formless; all my days were written in your book and planned before a single one of them began.” Now, we turn our attention to God’s eternal attributes revealed in this verse.

God’s eternal attributes

Let’s see how David builds a case for God’s eternal attributes, in groups of six verses at a time.

You know all about me

LORD, you have searched me and known me. You know when I sit down and when I stand up; you understand my thoughts from far away. You observe my travels and my rest; you are aware of all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue, you know all about it, LORD. You have encircled me; you have placed your hand on me. This wondrous knowledge is beyond me. It is lofty; I am unable to reach it (Ps. 139:1-6).

David marvels that God knows everything about him and is always with David. The psalmist brings divine omniscience and omnipresence down to a deeply personal level. The Lord has searched and known “me.” He knows when “I” sit down and stand up. He understands “my” thoughts, observes “my” travels and “my” rest, and knows the words the psalmist speaks before they roll off “my” tongue. The Lord has encircled “me,” and placed his hand on “me.” This wondrous knowledge is beyond “me,” that is, beyond David’s comprehension. 

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