Psalms 139:18
If I made up their number, it would be more than the grains of sand; when I am awake, I am still with you.
Bible in Basic English
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 dear are your thoughts to me, O God! how great is the number of them!
19If only you would put the sinners to death, O God; go far from me, you men of blood.
Cross References
Psalms 3:5\3:4\I send up a cry to the Lord with my voice, and he gives me an answer from his holy hill. (Selah.)
Psalms 17:15As for me, I will see your face in righteousness: when I am awake it will be joy enough for me to see your form.
Psalms 40:6\40:5\O Lord my God, great are the wonders which you have done in your thought for us; it is not possible to put them out in order before you; when I would give an account of them, their number is greater than I may say.
Psalms 63:6\63:5\My soul will be comforted, as with good food; and my mouth will give you praise with songs of joy;
Isaiah 26:19Your dead will come back; their dead bodies will come to life again. Those in the dust, awaking from their sleep, will send out a song; for your dew is a dew of light, and the earth will give birth to the shades.
1 Thessalonians 5:10Who was put to death for us, so that, awake or sleeping, we may have a part in his life.
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 →