Psalms 139:1 (YLT)

Passage

To the Overseer. --A Psalm by David. Jehovah, Thou hast searched me, and knowest.

Nearby Context

Psalms 139:1 To the Overseer. --A Psalm by David. Jehovah, Thou hast searched me, and knowest.

Psalms 139:2 Thou--Thou hast known my sitting down, And my rising up, Thou hast attended to my thoughts from afar.

Psalms 139:3 My path and my couch Thou hast fanned, And <FI>with<Fi> all my ways hast been acquainted.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "overseer", "psalm", "david", "jehovah", "thou", "hast", "searched", and "knowest". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "overseer" and "psalm", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Thou--Thou hast known my sitting down And...", so "overseer" and "psalm" should be read forward into that movement. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "overseer" and "psalm" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.