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Psalms 139:17
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Psalms 139:17
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How precious to me are your thoughts,
[a]
God! How vast is the sum of them!
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Psalms 139:17 in Other Translations
KJV
17
How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
ESV
17
How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
NLT
17
How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered!
MSG
17
Your thoughts - how rare, how beautiful! God, I'll never comprehend them!
CSB
17
God, how difficult Your thoughts are for me [to comprehend]; how vast their sum is!
Psalms 139:17 In-Context
15
My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
16
Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
17
How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them!
18
Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand— when I awake, I am still with you.
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If only you, God, would slay the wicked! Away from me, you who are bloodthirsty!
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Psalms 92:5
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Job 5:9
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Psalms 40:5
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[a].
Or "How amazing are your thoughts concerning me"
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