Psalms 139:18
I count them; they are more in number than the sand. When I awake, I am still with thee.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
In Context
17How precious also are thy thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!
19Surely thou will kill the wicked, O God. Depart from me therefore, ye bloodthirsty men.
Cross References
Psalms 3:5I laid down and slept. I awoke, for LORD sustains me.
Psalms 17:15As for me, I shall behold thy face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy form.
Psalms 40:6Sacrifice and offering thou did not desire, but a body thou have prepared for me (LXX/NT). Whole burnt-offering and sacrifice for sin thou did not require.
Psalms 63:6when I remember thee upon my bed, [and] meditate on thee in the night-watches.
Isaiah 26:19Thy dead shall live. My dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing, ye who dwell in the dust, for thy dew is [as] the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast forth the dead.
1 Thessalonians 5:10So that, whether we are awake or sleep, we should live together with him.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 139:18-24
The Omniscience of God. 17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! 18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee. 19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men. 20 For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain. 21 Do not I hate them, O Lord , that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? 22 I hate them with perfect hatred:… Read the whole commentary →