Psalms 139:17

Psalms 139:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
• New International Version (NIV)How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them!
• English Standard Version (ESV)How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
• New King James Version (NKJV)How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!

Context of Psalms 139:17

15You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. 16You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered! 18I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up, you are still with me! 19O God, if only you would destroy the wicked! Get out of my life, you murderers!

Psalms 139:17 word by word

וְלִ֗י מַה־יָּקְר֣וּ רֵעֶ֣יךָ אֵ֑ל מֶ֥ה עָ֝צְמוּ רָאשֵׁיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• How preciousיָקַרyâqar · be preciousH3365
• also are thy thoughtsרֵעַrêa‛ · thoughtH7454
• unto me, O Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• how greatעָצֹם‛âtsam · be vastH6105
• is the sumרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: groupH7218

Cross-references for Psalms 139:17

• Psalms 40:5O Lord my God, you have performed many wonders for us. Your plans for us are too numerous to list. You have no equal. If I tried to recite all your wonderful deeds, I would never come to the end of them.
• Proverbs 8:31And how happy I was with the world he created; how I rejoiced with the human family!
• Isaiah 55:8“My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.
• Jeremiah 29:11For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
• Ephesians 3:9I was chosen to explain to everyone this mysterious plan that God, the Creator of all things, had kept secret from the beginning.
• Psalms 31:19How great is the goodness you have stored up for those who fear you. You lavish it on those who come to you for protection, blessing them before the watching world.
• Psalms 36:7How precious is your unfailing love, O God! All humanity finds shelter in the shadow of your wings.

Commentaries on Psalms 139:17

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! - On the word “thoughts,” see the notes at Psalm 139:2. Compare Psalm 139:23. The remark is made here doubtless in view of the numberless “thoughts” involved in planning and forming a frame so wondrous, and in the care necessary to bring it to perfection; to develop it; to provide for it; to guard and defend it. How many “thoughts” of a parent are employed in behalf of his children, in providing for them…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. 17How precious to me are Your thoughts: God’s careful examination shows his loving care. Life with the Lord brings blessings that are beyond words.Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 17And to me, how dear are Your friends The congregation of Israel says, “How esteemed in my eyes are the righteous in every generation!”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