Psalms 139:18
I would recount them! Beyond the sands, they multiply, I rouse myself—and am still with thee.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
17To me, then, how precious have thy desires become, O GOD! How numerous, the heads of them!
19Wilt thou not, O GOD, slay the lawless one? Therefore, ye men of bloodshed, depart from me!
Cross References
Psalms 3:5I, laid me down and slept,—I awoke, Surely, Yahweh, sustaineth me!
Psalms 17:15I, in righteousness, shall behold thy face, Shall be satisfied when awakened by a vision of thee.
Psalms 40:6Sacrifice and meal-offering, thou didst not delight in, Ears, didst thou pierce for me,—Ascending-sacrifice and sin-bearer, thou didst not ask:
Psalms 63:6Should I call thee to mind upon my couch, In the watches of the night, would I breathe soft speech of thee.
Isaiah 26:19Thy dead, shall come to life again, My dead body, they shall arise,—Awake and shout for joy, ye that dwell in the dust For, a dew of light, is thy dew, And, earth, to the shades shall give birth.
1 Thessalonians 5:10Who died for us, in order that, whether we be watching or sleeping, together with him, we should live.
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 →