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Psalms 139:17

139:16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. all: Heb. all of them which: or, what days they should be fashioned
How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

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How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is their sum!

How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

How precious also are your thoughts to me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

139:18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.

What does Psalms 139:17 mean?

Psalms 139:17 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָקַר (yâqar), רֵעַ (rêaʻ), אֵל (ʼêl).

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How
preciousיָקַרyâqar/yaw-kar'/H3365properly, apparently, to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) valuable; causatively, to make rare (figuratively, to inhibit)
also
are
thy
thoughtsרֵעַrêaʻ/ray'-ah/H7454a thought (as association of ideas)
unto
me,
O
God!אֵלʼêl/ale/H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
how
greatעָצַםʻâtsam/aw-tsam'/H6105to bind fast, i.e. close (the eyes); intransitively, to be (causatively, make) powerful or numerous; to crunch the bones
is
the
sumרֹאשׁrôʼsh/roshe/H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
of
them!

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What does Psalms 139:17 say?

Psalms 139:17 (King James Version) reads: "How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!"

Is Psalms 139:17 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 139:17 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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