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Psalms 139:18

[If] I would count them, they are more in number than the sand. When I awake, I am still with thee.

Darby Translation

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

17But how precious are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

19Oh that thou wouldest slay the wicked, O God! And ye men of blood, depart from me.

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Cross References

Psalms 3:5I laid me down and slept; I awaked, for Jehovah sustaineth me.

Psalms 17:15As for me, I will behold thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness.

Psalms 40:6Sacrifice and oblation thou didst not desire: ears hast thou prepared me. Burnt-offering and sin-offering hast thou not demanded;

Psalms 63:6When I remember thee upon my bed, I meditate on thee in the night-watches:

Isaiah 26:19Thy dead shall live, my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing in triumph, ye that dwell in dust; for thy dew is the dew of the morning, and the earth shall cast forth the dead.

1 Thessalonians 5:10who has died for us, that whether we may be watching or sleep, we may 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 →

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