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Psalms 139:16-18
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Psalms 139:16-18
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You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.
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How precious are your thoughts about me, O God. They cannot be numbered!
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I can’t even count them; they outnumber the grains of sand! And when I wake up, you are still with me!
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Psalms 139:16-18 Meaning and Commentary
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John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Psalms 139:16-18 In-Context
14
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.
15
You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.
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You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.
17
How precious are your thoughts about me, 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!
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O God, if only you would destroy the wicked! Get out of my life, you murderers!
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They blaspheme you; your enemies misuse your name.
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Or How precious to me are your thoughts.
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