לֹא־נִכְחַ֥ד עָצְמִ֗י מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָּ אֲשֶׁר־עֻשֵּׂ֥יתִי בַסֵּ֑תֶר רֻ֝קַּ֗מְתִּי בְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹת אָֽרֶץ׃
Hindi naitago sa Iyo ang aking katawan nang ako ay hubugin nang lihim, nang ako ay buuing tulad ng masalimuot na habi sa kailaliman ng lupa.
Akeidat Yitzchak
After having paid homage to the fact that G-d is aware of the four types of activities man can perform, i.e. both the involuntary and the most meticulously planned, David describes the omnipotence of G-d by stipulating that any attempt to escape G-d’s investigative powers is doomed, even escape into the grave. (Psalms 139,8) The composers of our liturgy have expressed these thoughts in the paragraph of the New Year's prayer commencing with the words "You know the secrets of the universe." David is grateful to have had all this demonstrated to him." I wish to thank You for the marvellous way in which I have been made" etc. (Psalms 139,14) Revelation is much more than all intellectual speculation. David goes on to describe man's composition in verses 15 and 16. Concerning the acquisition of knowledge about G-d, David is content with the historical record as reported in the books of the Torah and Joshua. "Everything has been written down in Your book." The human eye cannot perceive the Essence of G-d. We can only judge His actions, inasmuch as they relate to those outside of Him.