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,
and you lay your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too lofty for me to attain. NIV
Do verses 1-4 make you uncomfortable or do they
reassure you? How could both feelings be found in these verses?
Think of several examples from your own life
in the past 24 hours that would apply to verses 2-3.
Describe
the protective picture of verse 5.
How
is verse 6 a natural response to the first five verses of this Psalm?
::::: APPLICATION CHALLENGE :::::
Choose one key concept from these
verses that most impacts you. Take time to pray about this truth in your life.
::::: EQUIPPING CHALLENGE :::::
This psalm is certainly meant to
reassure us of God’s love for us as individuals. But take a moment to think of
this psalm in terms of God’s love for someone else. Substitute someone else’s
name for any reference to “I” or “me” in the first 6 verses of this psalm. How would your thoughts about others change
today if you were to apply this awareness-of-others to your daily routines?
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