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Psalms 139:18

Psalms 139:18
If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God,.... Since he is God omniscient, and knows where they are, what they have done,…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

If I should count them - If I could count them. They are more in number than the sand - Numberless as the sand on the…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Psalms 139:17-24

Here the psalmist makes application of the doctrine of God's omniscience, divers ways.

I. He acknowledges, with wonder…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

moe For this archaism cp. Psa 69:4.

when I awake&c. His last thoughts as he falls asleep are of God; and when he awakes,…