Psalms 139:18
If I were to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand; and when I awake, I am still with You.
Majority Standard Bible
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 to me are Your thoughts, O God, how vast is their sum!
19O God, that You would slay the wicked—away from me, you bloodthirsty men—
Cross References
Psalms 3:5I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
Psalms 17:15As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
Psalms 40:6Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but my ears You have opened. Burnt offerings and sin offerings You did not require.
Psalms 63:6When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.
Isaiah 26:19Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
1 Thessalonians 5:10He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, 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 →