Psalms 139:17

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְלִ֗י מַה־יָּקְר֣וּ רֵעֶ֣יךָ אֵ֑ל מֶ֥ה עָ֝צְמוּ רָאשֵׁיהֶֽם׃

Transliteration

And-to-me how-yāqrû rēʿêkā ʾēl; how ʿāṣmû rāʾšêhem

Grammar Details

*yāqrû*: verb, Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they are precious
*rēʿêkā*: noun, masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your thoughts
*ʾēl*: noun, masculine singular - God
*ʿāṣmû*: verb, Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they are numerous
*rāʾšêhem*: noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their sum

Word Meanings

*yāqrû*: precious/valuable/weighty
*rēʿêkā*: your thoughts/your companions/your friends
*ʾēl*: God/deity/mighty one
*ʿāṣmû*: numerous/mighty/vast
*rāʾšêhem*: their sum/their total/their chief parts

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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🎯 Translation Approach

Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

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Concordance compatibility: Strong's numbers map to widely available concordances and lexicons for deeper study.

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High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
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Archaic language can be difficult for modern readers
Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
Less suitable for public or devotional reading compared to modern translations

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Referenced Verses

Ps 40:5 : 5 Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful{H8737)} works which thou hast done{H8804)}, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order{H8800)} unto thee: if I would declare{H8686)} and speak{H8762)} of them, they are more{H8804)} than can be numbered{H8763)}.
Isa 55:8-9 : 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Jer 29:11 : 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Eph 3:9-9 : 9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: 10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God,
Ps 92:5 : 5 O LORD, how great{H8804)} are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep{H8804)}.
Prov 8:31 : 31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
Ps 31:19 : 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!
Ps 36:7 : 7 How excellent is thy lovingkindness, O God! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.

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