Psalms 139:18
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 139:18 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 139:18 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 139:18 — KJV
“If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.”
— Psalms 139:18 (KJV)
Psalms 139:18 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 139:18
“And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?”
Shares key themes with Psalms 139:18: should, more, than
“The LORD did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people; for ye were the fewest of all people:”
Shares key themes with Psalms 139:18: more, number, than
“Moreover the Hebrews that were with the Philistines before that time, which went up with them into the camp from the country round about, even they also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 139:18: count, more, than
“And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand. perish: Heb. be consumed”
Shares key themes with Psalms 139:18: should, more, than
“For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured. devoured: Heb. multiplied to devour”
Shares key themes with Psalms 139:18: count, more, than
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