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Psalm 139:17
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Psalm 139:17
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- Psalm 139:17 Or How amazing are your thoughts concerning me
Psalm 139:17
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Psalm 139:17
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How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!(A)
Psalm 139:17
New Living Translation
Psalm 139:17
New Living Translation
17 How precious are your thoughts about me,[a] O God.
They cannot be numbered!
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- 139:17 Or How precious to me are your thoughts.
Psalm 139:17-22
The Message
Psalm 139:17-22
The Message
17-22 Your thoughts—how rare, how beautiful!
God, I’ll never comprehend them!
I couldn’t even begin to count them—
any more than I could count the sand of the sea.
Oh, let me rise in the morning and live always with you!
And please, God, do away with wickedness for good!
And you murderers—out of here!—
all the men and women who belittle you, God,
infatuated with cheap god-imitations.
See how I hate those who hate you, God,
see how I loathe all this godless arrogance;
I hate it with pure, unadulterated hatred.
Your enemies are my enemies!
Psalm 139:17
King James Version
Psalm 139:17
King James Version
17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
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Psalm 139:17-22
New International Version
Psalm 139:17-22
New International Version
17 How precious to me are your thoughts,[a](A) God!(B)
How vast is the sum of them!
18 Were I to count them,(C)
they would outnumber the grains of sand(D)—
when I awake,(E) I am still with you.
19 If only you, God, would slay the wicked!(F)
Away from me,(G) you who are bloodthirsty!(H)
20 They speak of you with evil intent;
your adversaries(I) misuse your name.(J)
21 Do I not hate those(K) who hate you, Lord,
and abhor(L) those who are in rebellion against you?
22 I have nothing but hatred for them;
I count them my enemies.(M)
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- Psalm 139:17 Or How amazing are your thoughts concerning me
Psalm 139:17-22
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Psalm 139:17-22
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17
How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!(A)
18
If I could count them, they would outnumber the sand.
When I awake, I am still with You.
19
[a]O that You would kill the wicked, O God;
Go away from me, therefore, men of bloodshed.(B)
20
For they speak against You wickedly,
Your enemies take Your name in vain.(C)
21
Do I not hate those who hate You, O Lord?
And do I not loathe those who rise up against You?
22
I hate them with perfect and utmost hatred;
They have become my enemies.
Footnotes
- Psalm 139:19 In the first eighteen verses of this psalm, the psalmist acknowledges that God knows everything that the psalmist ever does, no matter when or where he does it. Although God’s vast knowledge of an individual’s deeds can be reassuring for the righteous, it should be frightening for the wicked. In verses 19-24, the psalmist distances himself from the wicked and asks God to help him live in such a way that pleases God.
Psalm 139:17-22
New Living Translation
Psalm 139:17-22
New Living Translation
17 How precious are your thoughts about me,[a] O God.
They cannot be numbered!
18 I can’t even count them;
they outnumber the grains of sand!
And when I wake up,
you are still with me!
19 O God, if only you would destroy the wicked!
Get out of my life, you murderers!
20 They blaspheme you;
your enemies misuse your name.
21 O Lord, shouldn’t I hate those who hate you?
Shouldn’t I despise those who oppose you?
22 Yes, I hate them with total hatred,
for your enemies are my enemies.
Footnotes
- 139:17 Or How precious to me are your thoughts.
Psalm 139:17-22
The Message
Psalm 139:17-22
The Message
17-22 Your thoughts—how rare, how beautiful!
God, I’ll never comprehend them!
I couldn’t even begin to count them—
any more than I could count the sand of the sea.
Oh, let me rise in the morning and live always with you!
And please, God, do away with wickedness for good!
And you murderers—out of here!—
all the men and women who belittle you, God,
infatuated with cheap god-imitations.
See how I hate those who hate you, God,
see how I loathe all this godless arrogance;
I hate it with pure, unadulterated hatred.
Your enemies are my enemies!
Psalm 139:17-22
King James Version
Psalm 139:17-22
King James Version
17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
20 For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
21 Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
22 I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
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