Psalms 139:4

4 For the word is not even upon my tongue, and, behold, O LORD, thou dost know it altogether.

Psalms 139:4 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 139:4

For [there is] not a word in my tongue
Expressed by it or upon it, just ready to be spoken; or, as the Targum,

``when there is no word in my tongue:''

so Aben Ezra,

``before it was perfect in my tongue:''

before it is formed there; while it is in the mind, and not expressed, and even before that;

[but], lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether;
the whole of it, from whence it springs; the reason of it, what is designed, or the ends to be answered by it. The Lord knows the good words of his people, which they speak to him in prayer, even before and while they are speaking them; and what they say to one another in private conversation, ( Isaiah 65:24 ) ( Malachi 3:16 ) . See an instance of words known by Christ before spoken, in ( Luke 19:31 Luke 19:33 ) .

Psalms 139:4 In-Context

2 Thou knowest my sitting down and my rising up, thou dost understand my thoughts from afar.

3 Thou hast girded my walk and my rest, and hast prepared all my ways.

4 For the word is not even upon my tongue, and, behold, O LORD, thou dost know it altogether.

5 Thou hast formed my face and my insides and laid thine hand upon me.

6 Thy knowledge is wonderful beyond my ability to comprehend; it is high, I cannot understand it.