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Psalms 139:18

139:17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.

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If I would count them, they are more in number than the sand. When I wake up, I am still with you.

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

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

139:19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.

What does Psalms 139:18 mean?

Psalms 139:18 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include סָפַר (çâphar), רָבָה (râbâh), חוֹל (chôwl).

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If
I
should
countסָפַרçâphar/saw-far'/H5608properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
them,
they
are
more
in
numberרָבָהrâbâh/raw-baw'/H7235to increase (in whatever respect)
than
the
sand:חוֹלchôwl/khole/H2344sand (as round or whirling particles)
when
I
awake,קוּץqûwts/koots/H6974to awake (literally or figuratively)
I
am
stillעוֹדʻôwd/ode/H5750properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially (with or without preposition), again, repeatedly, still, more
with
thee.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 139:18.

Genesis 41:49

And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering; for it was without number.

Genesis 16:10

And the angel of the LORD said unto her, I will multiply thy seed exceedingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

Genesis 22:17

That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; shore: Heb. lip

Genesis 32:12

And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

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What does Psalms 139:18 say?

Psalms 139:18 (King James Version) reads: "If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee."

Is Psalms 139:18 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 139:18 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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