God's creative power, Psalms 139:14-18. The psalmist goes back to the beginning of life and describes the weaving of our physical nature. Here we may discover a suggestive analogy; for the Church, which is the Body of Christ, has been wrought in secret from its earliest beginnings, and its development continues preparatory to the manifestation in complete beauty and glory at the Lord's coming. "When He shall be manifested, we shall be manifested with Him in glory," Colossians 3:1-4. Remember, also, that the Christ-life in our hearts is subject to the same secret processes.
The psalm closes with the saints' antagonism to evil, Psalms 139:19-24. The more they meditate on the precious thoughts of God, the more they desire to be freed from the tyranny of evil, whether it shows itself in the ways of evil men or in the inward evil of the heart. Our one cry should be that God would lead us in the way, which is based on eternal principles and which winds ever upward from the lowland valleys, where we have dwelt too long, to those glorious uplands, where God Himself is Sun. [source]
Chapter Summary: Psalms 139
1David praises God for his all-seeing providence 17And for this infinite mercies 19He defies the wicked 23He prays for sincerity
What do the individual words in Psalms 139:18 mean?
[If] I should count themthan the sandThey would be more in numberwhen I awakeand I am stillwith You
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine plural, Paragogic nun
Root: הַרְבָּה
Sense: be or become great, be or become many, be or become much, be or become numerous.