Psalms 139:24

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

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
see	וּרְאֵ֗ה u.re.'Eh	H7200	to see · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
wicked	עֹ֥צֶב 'O.tzev	H6090	an idol (as fashioned) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
way	דֶּֽרֶךְ de.rekh-	H1870	a road (as trodden) · noun, common both genders singular construct
lead	וּ֝נְחֵ֗נִי u.ne.Che.ni	H5148	to guide · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
way	בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ be.De.rekh	H1870	a road (as trodden) · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct
everlasting	עוֹלָֽם o.Lam	H5769	properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Psalms 143:10 Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
Jeremiah 17:9-10 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
Psalms 25:8-9 Good and upright is the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way.
Psalms 16:11 Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Psalms 119:32 I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart.
Psalms 5:8 Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
Proverbs 28:26 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
Psalms 143:8 Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 139:17–end

Here the psalmist makes application of the doctrine of God's omniscience, divers ways. I. He acknowledges, with wonder and thankfulness, the care God had taken of him all his days, Psa 139:17, Psa 139:18. God, who knew him, thought of him, and his thoughts towards him were thoughts of love, thought of good, and not of evil, Jer 29:11. God's omniscience, which might justly have watched over us to do us hurt, has been employed for us, and has watched over us to do us good, Jer 31:28. God's counsels concerning us and our welfare have been, 1. Precious to admiration: How precious are they! They are deep in themselves, such as cannot possibly be fathomed and comprehended. Providence has had a vas…

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John Gill on Psalms 139:24

And see if there be any wicked way in me,.... Not that David thought himself free from wickedness, or that there was none to be found in his heart and life; and therefore said this in a boasting way, he knew otherwise; see Psalm 19:12; but he is desirous it might be thoroughly looked into and seen whether there was any such wicked way in him he was charged with; as that he had a design upon the life of Saul, and to seize his throne and kingdom, which never entered into his mind, 1 Samuel 24:9. Or, "any way of grief" (d); what tended to wound and grieve his own soul, or to grieve the hearts of God's people; or to grieve the Holy Spirit of God; and which he ought to grieve for and repent of: s…

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John Calvin on Psalms 139:19–end

Psalm 139:19-24 19. If thou shalt slay, O God! the wicked, then depart from me, ye bloody men. 20. Who have spoken of thee wickedly, thine adversaries have taken [thy name] falsely. 21. Shall not I hold in hatred those that hate thee, O Jehovah! And strive with those that rise up against thee? 22. I have hated them with perfect hatred; they were to me for enemies. [218] 23. Search me, O God! and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts; 24. And know whether the way of wickedness be in me, and lead me throughout the way of this life. [219] 19. If thou shalt slay, etc. It is unnatural to seek, as some have done, to connect this with the preceding verse. Nor does it seem proper to view the…

The Church Fathers

"And see," says he, "if there be any way of wickedness in me, and lead me in the way everlasting" [Psalm 139:24]. "Search," he says, "my paths," that is, my counsels and thoughts. What else says he, but "lead me in Christ"? For who is "the way everlasting," save He that is the life everlasting? For everlasting is He who said, "I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life." [John 14:6] If then you find anything in my way which displeases Your eyes, since my way is mortal, do Thou "lead me in the way everlasting," wherein is no iniquity; for even "if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and He is the propitiation for our sins;" [1 John 2:1-2] He is "the Way everlasting" without sin; He is the Life everlasting without punishment.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 139

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Dictionary and topics

Idol — (1.) Heb. aven, “nothingness;” “vanity” (Isa. 66:3; 41:29; Deut. 32:21; 1 Kings 16:13; Ps. 31:6; Jer. 8:19, etc.). (2.) ‘Elil, “a thing of naught” (Ps. 97:7; Isa. 19:3); a word of contempt, used of…
Psalms, Book Of — The present Hebrew name of the book is Tehill’im, “Praises;” but in the actual superscriptions of the psalms the word Tehillah is applied only to one, (Psalms 145:1) ... which is indeed emphatically…
Self-Examination · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Sin · We should pray to God: To search for, in our hearts — We should pray to God: To search for, in our hearts

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 139:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 139:17–end

John Gill on Psalms 139:24

John Calvin on Psalms 139:19–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 139:24

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 139:17–end

John Gill on Psalms 139:24

John Calvin on Psalms 139:19–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 139:23–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 139:24

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 139:24