Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

But how precious are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

New American Standard Bible

How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

God, how difficult Your thoughts are
for me to comprehend;
how vast their sum is!

International Standard Version

How deep are your thoughts, God! How great is their number!

A Conservative Version

How precious also are thy thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How vast is the sum of them!

Bible in Basic English

How dear are your thoughts to me, O God! how great is the number of them!

Julia Smith Translation

And to me how were thy thoughts precious, O God! how were their heads strong!

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And to me, how precious are your thoughts, O God; how vast is their sum.

Modern King James verseion

How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

How dear are thy counsels unto me, O God! O how great is the sum of them!

NET Bible

How difficult it is for me to fathom your thoughts about me, O God! How vast is their sum total!

New Heart English Bible

How precious to me are your thoughts, God. How vast is the sum of them.

The Emphasized Bible

To me, then, how precious have thy desires become, O GOD! How numerous, the heads of them!

Webster

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

World English Bible

How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them!

Youngs Literal Translation

And to me how precious have been Thy thoughts, O God, how great hath been their sum!

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Psalm 139:17

Context Readings

The All-Knowing, Ever-Present God

16 Thine eyes did see my unformed substance, and in thy book all my members were written; during many days were they fashioned, when as yet there was none of them. 17 But how precious are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! 18 If I would count them, they are more in number than the sand. When I awake, I am still with thee.


Cross References

Psalm 40:5

Thou, O Jehovah my God, hast multiplied thy marvellous works, and thy thoughts toward us: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee; would I declare and speak them, they are more than can be numbered.

Psalm 31:19

Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee, which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee, before the sons of men!

Psalm 36:7

How precious is thy loving-kindness, O God! So the sons of men take refuge under the shadow of thy wings.

Psalm 92:5

Jehovah, how great are thy works! Thy thoughts are very deep:

Proverbs 8:31

rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and my delights were with the sons of men.

Isaiah 55:8-9

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith Jehovah.

Jeremiah 29:11

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you in your latter end a hope.

Ephesians 3:9-10

and to enlighten all with the knowledge of what is the administration of the mystery hidden throughout the ages in God, who has created all things,

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