Search Me, O God!

Psalm 139

1 O Lord, you have searched me and known me!
2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
    you discern my thoughts from afar.
3 You search out my path and my lying down
    and are acquainted with all my ways.
4 Even before a word is on my tongue,
    behold, O Lord, you know it altogether.
5 You hem me in, behind and before,
    and lay your hand upon me.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
    it is high; I cannot attain it.

Many are familiar with the words above.  If you are not, welcome to a wonderful psalm that combines the infinite wisdom and knowledge of God with His love and concern for each and every one of us.  The psalmist goes on to note that there is nowhere one can hide from God; He is and sees everywhere. That has been true all along: before anyone else could see us, God saw us in the womb and was involved in our development.  It seems unfathomable to the author that anyone could reject God, His love, and His involvement in his life.  After wishing judgment on any such infidel, the author looks within and begs: 

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart!

    Try me and know my thoughts!

24 And see if there be any grievous way in me,

    and lead me in the way everlasting!

May we join him in that prayer today.