Psalms Chapter 139 verse 17 Holy Bible

ASV Psalms 139:17

How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them!
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BBE Psalms 139:17

How dear are your thoughts to me, O God! how great is the number of them!
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DARBY Psalms 139:17

But how precious are thy thoughts unto me, O ùGod! how great is the sum of them!
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KJV Psalms 139:17

How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
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WBT Psalms 139:17


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WEB Psalms 139:17

How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them!
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YLT Psalms 139:17

And to me how precious have been Thy thoughts, O God, how great hath been their sum!
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Psalms 139 : 17 Bible Verse Songs

Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 17. - How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! If God's works are admirable, and, therefore, precious, so still more are his thoughts - those deep counsels of his, which must have preceded all manifestation of himself in act or work. How great is the sum of them! Were they all added together, how immeasurable would be the amount! What a treasure of wisdom and knowledge;

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17) Precious.--Rather, weighty, the first meaning of the word. The parallelism requires this, as also the peculiar word for "thoughts," for which see Psalm 139:2. We have here the antithesis to that verse: while the Divine penetration discovers the most intimate thought of man, man finds God's secrets incomprehensible.