Psalms 139:18
16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be.
17 How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God, how vast is their sum!
If I were to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand; and when I awake, I am still with You.
19 O God, that You would slay the wicked— away from me, you bloodthirsty men—
20 who speak of You deceitfully; Your enemies take Your name in vain.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- If I were to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand; and when I awake, I am still with You.
- KJV
- If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
- WEB
- If I would count them, they are more in number than the sand. When I wake up, I am still with you.
- ASV
- If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: When I awake, I am still with thee.
- DARBY
- [If] I would count them, they are more in number than the sand. When I awake, I am still with thee.
- BLB
- [If] I could count them, they would number more than the sand! I awaken, and I am still with You.
- ÅB
- Vil jeg telle dem, så er de flere enn sand; jeg våkner opp, og jeg er enda hos deg.
- OTB
- Om jeg skulle telle dem, ville de overgå sandkornene.
Når jeg våkner, er jeg fortsatt hos Deg. - B1930
- Vil jeg telle dem, så er de flere enn sand; jeg våkner op, og jeg er ennu hos dig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 3:5
I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
Read in contextPsalms 139:3
You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways.
Read in contextPsalms 40:5
Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders You have done, and the plans You have for us— none can compare to You— if I proclaim and declare them, they are more than I can count.
Read in context1 Thessalonians 5:10
He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with Him.
Read in contextPsalms 63:6–7
When I remember You on my bed, I think of You through the watches of the night.
Read in contextPsalms 16:8–11
I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
Read in contextPsalms 17:15
As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
Read in contextIsaiah 26:19
Your 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.
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