Psalm 139:1–4: How does God’s complete foreknowledge of every thought and word align with genuine human free will?

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. You have searched me, LORD, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you, LORD, know it completely. You hem me in behind and before, and you lay your hand upon me.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 1 O LORD, You have searched me . and known me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar. 3 You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways. 4 Even before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD. 5 You hem me in behind and before;

Psalm 139For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. You have searched me, Lord,and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise;you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out a

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. You have searched me, LORD, and you know me.

PSALM 139 * The All-knowing and Ever-present God. 1 For the leader. A psalm of David. I. LORD, you have probed me, you know me: 2 you know when I sit and stand; * a. you understand my thoughts from afar. 3 You sift through my travels and my rest; with all my ways you are familiar. 4 Even before a word is on my tongue, LORD, you know it all.

1 You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. 4 Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely. 5 You hem me in behind and before,

Psalms 139:1-24 NIV. Share. KJV NIV NLT NKJV ESV. You have searched me, LORD, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you, LORD, know it completely. You hem me in behind and before, and ...

Psalms 139 You have searched me, LORD, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.

What does Psalm 139:1 mean? David recalls that the Lord has searched him and known him. The word "searched," relates to digging deep into a mine (Job 28:3) or exploring a country.