Psalms 139:17

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

"How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!" - Psalms 139:17
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What does Psalms 139:17 mean?

Psalms 139:17 (KJV) reads, "How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!" This verse is part of a larger passage in Psalm 139 in which the author, traditionally believed to be King David, praises the omniscience and omnipresence of God. The…

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The Infinite Worth of God's Thoughts

In the sacred verses of Psalms 139:17, the Psalmist marvels, "How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!" As we pause to unpack this profound declaration, we are beckoned into a deeper understanding of our Creator and the intimate…

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A Prayer of Gratitude for God's Precious Thoughts

O Lord God Almighty, In the quietness of this moment, I come before You with a heart filled with awe and wonder. As I reflect on the words of Psalm 139:17, "How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them!" I am reminded of the immeasurable love…

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Psalms 139:23 - "Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:"
"If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;" - Psalms 139:9
Psalms 139:1 - "O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me."
Psalms 139:9 - "If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;"
Psalms 139:24 - "And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting."
Psalms 139:4 - "For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether."
Psalms 139:6 - "Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it."
"I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies." - Psalms 139:22
Psalms 139:20 - "For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain."
Psalms 139:22 - "I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies."
Psalms 139:5 - "Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me."
Psalms 139:13 - "For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb."
Psalms 139:2 - "Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off."
Psalms 139:3 - "Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways."
Psalms 119:139 - "My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words."
Psalms 139:10 - "Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me."
Psalms 139:11 - "If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me."
"My zeal hath consumed me, because mine enemies have forgotten thy words." - Psalms 119:139
Psalms 139:12 - "Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee."
"Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:" - Psalms 139:23
Psalms 139:7 - "Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?"