Psalms 139:18
If I would count them, they are more in number than the sand; were I to come to the end of them, I would still be with Thee.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
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 weighty also are Thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them!
19If Thou but wouldest slay the wicked, O God — depart from me therefore, ye men of blood;
Cross References
Psalms 3:5(3-6) I lay me down, and I sleep; I awake, for the LORD sustaineth me.
Psalms 17:15As for me, I shall behold Thy face in righteousness; I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with Thy likeness.
Psalms 40:6(40-7) Sacrifice and meal-offering Thou hast no delight in; mine ears hast Thou opened; burnt-offering and sin-offering hast Thou not required.
Psalms 63:6(63-7) When I remember Thee upon my couch, and meditate on Thee in the night-watches.
Isaiah 26:19Thy dead shall live, my dead bodies shall arise — awake and sing, ye that dwell in the dust — for Thy dew is as the dew of light, and the earth shall bring to life the shades.
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 →