Verse 18

If 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.

Referenced Verses

  • Ps 3:5 : 5 I rested and slept; I awoke, for the LORD protects me.
  • Ps 139:3 : 3 You carefully observe me when I travel or when I lie down to rest; you are aware of everything I do.
  • Isa 26:19 : 19 Your dead will come back to life; your corpses will rise up. Wake up and shout joyfully, you who live in the ground! For you will grow like plants drenched with the morning dew, and the earth will bring forth its dead spirits.
  • Dan 12:2 : 2 Many of those who sleep in the dusty ground will awake– some to everlasting life, and others to shame and everlasting abhorrence.
  • 1 Thess 5:10 : 10 He died for us so that whether we are alert or asleep we will come to life together with him.
  • Ps 16:8-9 : 8 I constantly trust in the LORD; because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. 9 So my heart rejoices and I am happy; My life is safe. 10 You will not abandon me to Sheol; you will not allow your faithful follower to see the Pit. 11 You lead me in the path of life; I experience absolute joy in your presence; you always give me sheer delight.
  • Ps 17:15 : 15 As for me, because I am innocent I will see your face; when I awake you will reveal yourself to me.
  • 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!
  • Ps 40:12 : 12 For innumerable dangers surround me. My sins overtake me so I am unable to see; they outnumber the hairs of my head so my strength fails me.
  • Ps 63:6-7 : 6 whenever I remember you on my bed, and think about you during the nighttime hours. 7 For you are my deliverer; under your wings I rejoice.