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A Comforting, Inescapable Presence
Commentators highlight that God's inescapable presence is a dual-sided truth. For the believer, it is a profound comfort, a promise of support and guidance in any situation. For the one trying to flee, it is a reminder of His sovereignty. Yet, as one scholar notes, even when God 'captures' a fugitive, it is an act of loving care to bring them back to safety.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 139:10
18th Century
Theologian
Even there your hand shall lead me - I shall find you there; your hand would be upon me; I would not have gone from your presence.<…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 139:10
19th Century
Bishop
Even there ...—The expressions “lead me,” “hold me,” are elsewhere used of the protecting and guiding providence of God ([Referenc…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 139:9–10
19th Century
Preacher
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; even there shall your hand lead me,
"I cannot go a…
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John Gill
On Psalms 139:10
17th Century
Pastor
Even there shall your hand lead me
For he could not get there with all the assistance of the wings of the morning, c…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 139:7–16
17th Century
Minister
We cannot see God, but he can see us. The psalmist did not desire to go from the Lord. Where can I go? In the most distant corners of the world, in…