Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
David refuses the hiding places where men cloak themselves in lies. He fixes on a truth that strips all pretense bare: nothing escapes God's sight, not because He watches from afar, but because He shaped us bone by bone in darkness and cannot be ignorant of what He has made.
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Commenting on Psalm 139:1-24
Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God. There can be no doubt upon that head, for thou hast seen all their transgressions, which indeed have been done in thy presence; and thou hast long enough endured their provocations, which have been so openly manifest before thee. Crimes committed before the face of the Judge are not likely to go unpunished.
God's omniscience, which might justly have watched over us to do us hurt, has instead been employed for our good; His counsels concerning us are precious in their depth and dear to us, yet so numerous we cannot count them. Every morning when we awake, we remain under His eye and care, safe and easy under His protection.
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Commenting on Psalm 139:17-24