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You search out my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways.
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God Sifts Your Life
Several commentators explain that the Hebrew for "searchest out" can also mean "to winnow" or "sift." This creates a powerful image: God doesn't just passively observe your life, He actively sifts through your path and rest, discerning your motives and actions, much like a farmer separates valuable grain from worthless chaff.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
You compass my path ... - Margin, “winnowest.” The Hebrew word—זרה zârâh—properly means “to scatter,” to cast loo…
19th Century
Anglican
Compassest. — There is some obscurity about this word. The Hebrew verb primarily means to scatter, and is used for throwi…
Baptist
You compass my path and my lying down,
Making a ring around me, so that I am entirely under your observation. My roving and my resti…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You compass my path and my lying down The Targum adds, ``to study in the law.'' His walk in the daytime, and every s…
God has perfect knowledge of us, and all our thoughts and actions are open before Him. It is more profitable to meditate on Divine truths, applying…