Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. – Psalm 139:3
Dr. James Strong (1822-1894) did us a great service with his Concordance, linking each word of the King James Bible to its Hebrew. Otherwise, I never would have known the following.
The Hebrew word translated “compassest” actually means “scatter” or “disperse” – a very different understanding than apparent from the old English. Not only that, the word expresses intensive and intentional action. The Psalmist is acknowledging that God knows every scatter, thought, and circumstance – causing and protecting through it all.
Lesson: It sometimes seems like our path is scattered, haphazard, chaotic and we wonder why. This Psalm encourages us to not become frustrated and worried by the apparent chaos but to take one step at a time, listening, obeying, trusting the results to God.
Sound Bite: – God is in the scatter!
– fritz
“Every day of my life was recorded in your book before one of them had taken place.” – Psalm 139:16b
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