Psalms 139:18
Should I count them, they would be more numerous than the sand: I awake, and I am still with thee.
Leeser Tanakh
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
17And how precious are unto me thy thoughts, O God! how mightily great is their sum!
19If thou wouldst but slay the wicked, O God! and ye men of blood, depart from me.
Cross References
Psalms 3:5(3:6) I laid myself down and slept: I awoke; for the Lord sustaineth me.
Psalms 17:15As for me, in righteousness shall I behold thy face: I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with contemplating thy likeness.
Psalms 40:6(40:7) Sacrifice and meat-offering thou desirest not—ears hast thou hollowed out unto me—burnt-offering and sin-offering thou demandest not.
Psalms 63:6(63:7) When I remember thee upon my couch, I 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 a dew on herbs is thy dew, and the earth shall cast out the departed.
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 →