Psalms 139:17

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 40:5 : 5 O LORD, my God, you have accomplished many things; you have done amazing things and carried out your purposes for us. No one can thwart you! I want to declare them and talk about them, but they are too numerous to recount!
  • Isa 55:8-9 : 8 “Indeed, my plans are not like your plans, and my deeds are not like your deeds,” says the LORD, 9 “for just as the sky is higher than the earth, so my deeds are superior to your deeds and my plans superior to your plans.
  • Jer 29:11 : 11 For I know what I have planned for you,’ says the LORD.‘I have plans to prosper you, not to harm you. I have plans to give you a future filled with hope.
  • Eph 3:9-9 : 9 and to enlighten everyone about God’s secret plan– the mystery that has been hidden for ages in God who has created all things. 10 The purpose of this enlightenment is that through the church the multifaceted wisdom of God should now be disclosed to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms.
  • Ps 92:5 : 5 How great are your works, O LORD! Your plans are very intricate!
  • Prov 8:31 : 31 rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and delighting in its people.
  • Ps 31:19 : 19 How great is your favor, which you store up for your loyal followers! In plain sight of everyone you bestow it on those who take shelter in you.
  • Ps 36:7 : 7 How precious is your loyal love, O God! The human race finds shelter under your wings.

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    18If I tried to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. Even if I finished counting them, I would still have to contend with you.

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    13Certainly you made my mind and heart; you wove me together in my mother’s womb.

    14I will give you thanks because your deeds are awesome and amazing. You knew me thoroughly;

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    23Examine me, O God, and probe my thoughts! Test me, and know my concerns!

  • Ps 139:1-10
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    1For the music director, a psalm of David. O LORD, you examine me and know.

    2You know when I sit down and when I get up; even from far away you understand my motives.

    3You carefully observe me when I travel or when I lie down to rest; you are aware of everything I do.

    4Certainly my tongue does not frame a word without you, O LORD, being thoroughly aware of it.

    5You squeeze me in from behind and in front; you place your hand on me.

    6Your knowledge is beyond my comprehension; it is so far beyond me, I am unable to fathom it.

    7Where can I go to escape your Spirit? Where can I flee to escape your presence?

    8If I were to ascend to heaven, you would be there. If I were to sprawl out in Sheol, there you would be.

    9If I were to fly away on the wings of the dawn, and settle down on the other side of the sea,

    10even there your hand would guide me, your right hand would grab hold of me.

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    159See how I love your precepts! O LORD, revive me with your loyal love!

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    7How precious is your loyal love, O God! The human race finds shelter under your wings.

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    12I will think about all you have done; I will reflect upon your deeds!”

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    30Even all the hairs on your head are numbered.

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    97מ(Mem) O how I love your law! All day long I meditate on it.

  • Ps 56:8
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    8You keep track of my misery. Put my tears in your leather container! Are they not recorded in your scroll?

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    73י(Yod) Your hands made me and formed me. Give me understanding so that I might learn your commands.

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    103Your words are sweeter in my mouth than honey!

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    11The LORD knows that peoples’ thoughts are morally bankrupt.

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  • Ps 104:24
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    24How many living things you have made, O LORD! You have exhibited great skill in making all of them; the earth is full of the living things you have made.

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    27Help me to understand what your precepts mean! Then I can meditate on your marvelous teachings.

  • Ps 48:9
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    9We reflect on your loyal love, O God, within your temple.

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    69%

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    69%

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    167I keep your rules; I love them greatly.

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    68%

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    68%

    10With all my heart I seek you. Do not allow me to stray from your commands!

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    68%

    7I will be happy and rejoice in your faithfulness, because you notice my pain and you are aware of how distressed I am.

  • Ps 31:14
    68%

    14But I trust in you, O LORD! I declare,“You are my God!”

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    68%

    17O God, you have taught me since I was young, and I am still declaring your amazing deeds.