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Psalms 139:18
18They are too many for me to count, more than the sand on the shore of the sea. Even if I finished counting them, you would still be there!
Psalms 139:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
- New International Version (NIV)Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand— when I awake, I am still with you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)If I would count them, they are more than the sand. I awake, and I am still with you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still with You.
Context of Psalms 139:18
16Your eyes watched me before I was born. Before I had seen the light of day, you decided how many days I would live! You wrote it down in your book. 17You have so many thoughts about me, God, that I cannot understand them all. They are too many for me to count, more than the sand on the shore of the sea. Even if I finished counting them, you would still be there! 19God, you should surely destroy the wicked people! Yes, you murderers, leave me alone! 20Those people say bad things against you, God. Your enemies always tell lies.
Read all of Psalms 139Psalms 139:18 word by word
אֶ֭סְפְּרֵם מֵח֣וֹל יִרְבּ֑וּן הֱ֝קִיצֹ֗תִי וְעוֹדִ֥י עִמָּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 139:18
- Psalms 40:12There are many dangerous troubles all around me. They are too many to count! My sins are too strong for me. They are more than all the hairs on my head! So I am weak and I cannot see clearly.
- Psalms 139:3You see me when I go out, and you see me when I stay at home. You know everything that I do!
- Psalms 3:5I lie down and I sleep. Then I wake up, because the Lord takes care of me.
- Psalms 16:8I will always trust the Lord to be with me. He is very near to me, so I will not be upset.
- Psalms 17:15As for me, Lord, I am not guilty of sin. So I will see your face. When I wake up, I will see you clearly, and I will be really happy!
- Psalms 63:6When I lie on my bed, I think about you all through the night.
- Isaiah 26:19But Lord, your people who have died will live again. Their bodies will rise up from their graves. You people who live in the ground, wake up! Shout because you are happy. You bring new life to the earth, like dew that comes in the morning. Dead people will come up from the earth and they will live again.
- Daniel 12:2Many dead people who lie under the ground will become alive again. Some of them will receive life that continues for ever with God. But other people will receive shame that continues for ever.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:10Jesus died on our behalf so that we can live together with him. It does not matter whether we are alive or dead when he returns. We will all go to live with him.
Commentaries on Psalms 139:18
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18If I should count them - If I could count them. They are more in number than the sand - Numberless as the sand on the sea-shore. When I awake, I am still with thee - When I am lost in deep and profound meditation on this subject, and am aroused again to consciousness, I find the same thing still true. The fact of “my” being forgetful, or lost in profound meditation, has made no difference with thee. Thou art still the same; and the same unceasing care…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-24Verses 17-24 God's counsels concerning us and our welfare are deep, such as cannot be known. We cannot think how many mercies we have received from him. It would help to keep us in the fear of the Lord all the day long, if, when we wake in the morning, our first thoughts were of him: and how shall we admire and bless our God for his precious salvation, when we awake in the world of glory! Surely we ought not to use our members and senses, which are so…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-24In this wisdom psalm, the psalmist opens every part of his life to God. He invites God to examine his thoughts, actions, and words. Even though life is difficult, he wants to grow in wisdom so that he does not share in the judgment of the wicked (Psalm 141:5; 142:3; 143:8, 10; 144:3–4). The psalmist also knows that he cannot escape from the Lord. His stress fades as he remembers that God has cared for him with love, even before he was born (Psalm…Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 18I shall count them...than sand If I came to count the good of their deeds, they would be more numerous than sand.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 139
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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