Psalm 139
1 You have searched me, Lord,
and you know me.
B: Father you constantly examine me. You know me better than I know myself. You understand things about me that I don't understand because you are all knowing and you created 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.
B:You know my every thought. You know what I think before I even think it. You know what is on my heart and the decisions I am going to make. You know what I am going to do before I even do it. You know how I perceive things. You know what core beliefs and traumas are acting out. You know how my tongue can be harsh. Please help me have a gentler tongue and heart. Season my words and remove gossip from my lips.
5 You go before me and follow me.
You place your hand of blessing on my head.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,
too great for me to understand!
7 I can never escape from your Spirit!
I can never get away from your presence!
8 If I go up to heaven, you are there;
if I go down to the grave,[a] you are there.
9 If I ride the wings of the morning,
if I dwell by the farthest oceans,
10 even there your hand will guide me,
and your strength will support me.
B: Father you prepare a way for me and you protect me at all times. You chose me and for that I am so grateful. I am so thankful that you are bigger than I can understand. That you are actually GOD and not an idol. You created me and I did not create you nor can I put you in a box because you are too magnificent. Father I love that you know me and you do not ignore me. I cannot run from you if I tried. Adam and eve tried to hide from you and you knew not only where they were but the exact condition of their souls. Thank you for knowing. Thank you for being there in this life and the life to come. Thank yo for the journey. Father God I need your strength and guidance along this journey please bless me with wisdom.
11 I could ask the darkness to hide me
and the light around me to become night—
12 but even in darkness I cannot hide from you.
To you the night shines as bright as day.
Darkness and light are the same to you.
B: Father There was a time that I asked you to let go of your hedge of protection around me. My God did I learn how blessed I am to have a father that protects me. This world cares nothing about what is yours. Even as you allowed me to experience life without that covering you STILL watched over me. You STILL protected me. You disciplined me because you loved me and I learned that it is better to be disciplined by you for a lifetime then to experience the disregard and evils of the world for a moment.
13 You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body
and knit me together in my mother’s womb.
14 Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!
Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.
15 You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion,
as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.
16 You saw me before I was born.
Every day of my life was recorded in your book.
Every moment was laid out
before a single day had passed.
B: Father, it has taken me so long to fully grasp that you made me with so much intention. You knew me before my parents knew each other. You created Briana and said "this is good". You given me a purpose and an identity. You chose to create me even though you didn't have to. Thank you for the gift of life and thank you for my lot. Father thank you for allowing me to finally realize that I AM GOOD, because you say I am. I am nothing apart from you and your perfection. Thank you for being perfection.
17 How precious are your thoughts about me,[b] O God.
They cannot be numbered!
18 I can’t even count them;
they outnumber the grains of sand!
And when I wake up,
you are still with me!
B: Lord, I struggled so many years with low self esteem and a very critical spirit. Father, I thank you for showing me YOU. It is through you that I can accept me. You are not a liar. Whatever you say is TRUTH. The fact that you have so many wonderful thoughts about me I can only accept them as truth. Everything else is a lie from the devil to stop me from walking in my purpose. Even when you correct my flaws and discipline me it is through love and not guilt and shame. Whenever I feel accused now I realize that that is NOT your voice. Your voice is love.
19 O God, if only you would destroy the wicked!
Get out of my life, you murderers!
20 They blaspheme you;
your enemies misuse your name.
21 O Lord, shouldn’t I hate those who hate you?
Shouldn’t I despise those who oppose you?
22 Yes, I hate them with total hatred,
for your enemies are my enemies.
B: Father, If I am being completely honest, I do not fully understand how to pray this verse. I think of Jesus and I think of how unrighteous I am. Do I have the right to hate anyone or think myself better. I am only standing because of you. So I pray for those who are wicked, I pray for those who misuse your name, I pray that those who hate you can one day experience how much you love them.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 Point out anything in me that offends you,
and lead me along the path of everlasting life.
B: Father you know my heart is often anxious. I pray you relieve me from anxiety and that instead I trust in you. While I do not love the idea of being tested I know that growth is not always comfortable. You have to test me, prune me, mold me, and shape me. Father I pray that you do those things though so that I can honor you. So that through Christ blood I can be pleasing unto you. Father I pray that you are proud of me. I pray that you say "well done my good and faithful servant." I pray I do right by all that you entrusted me with. Thank you father. I love you.
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