Psalms 139:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 139:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 139:17 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 139:17 — KJV
“How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!”
— Psalms 139:17 (KJV)
Psalms 139:17 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 139:17
“And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. every...: or, the whole imagination: the Hebrew word signifieth not only the imagination, but also the purposes and desires continually: Heb. every day”
Shares key themes with Psalms 139:17: also, thoughts, god
“While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. The fire...: or, A great fire”
Shares key themes with Psalms 139:17: also, god, great
“Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 139:17: how, god, great
“And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. to rule the day...: Heb. for the rule of the day, etc.”
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“There is none greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”
Shares key themes with Psalms 139:17: how, god, great
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