Psalms 139:18
If I should count them, they would outnumber the sand: When I awake, I am still with thee!
Noyes 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 thy thoughts, O God! How great is the sum of them!
19O that thou wouldst slay the wicked, O God! Ye men of blood, depart from me!
Cross References
Psalms 3:5I lay me down and sleep; I awake, for the LORD sustaineth me.
Psalms 17:15But I through righteousness shall see thy face; I shall be satisfied with the revival of thy countenance.
Psalms 40:6In sacrifice and oblation thou hast no pleasure; Mine ears thou hast opened; Burnt-offering and sin-offering thou requirest not.
Psalms 63:6When I think of thee upon my bed, And meditate on thee in the night-watches.
Isaiah 26:19O might thy dead live again, Might the dead bodies of my people arise! Awake, and sing, ye that dwell in the dust! For thy dew is like the dew upon plants, And the earth shall bring forth her dead.”
1 Thessalonians 5:10who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should together live 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 →