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Psalms 139:18 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Psalms 139:18 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 139 verse 18 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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)
Commentary on Psalms 139:18
If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee. The attempt to number God's thoughts is futile—sand (חוֹל, chol) was the ancient world's symbol for the uncountable (Genesis 22:17, 32:12). God's attentiveness never exhausts itself. When I awake, I am still with thee has rich meaning: whether waking from sleep or from spiritual stupor, God's presence remains constant.Some interpret 'awake' eschatologically—even awakening from death's sleep, God is there (verse 8 affirms this). The phrase emphasizes the unbreakable nature of covenant relationship...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 139:18
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“I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained me.”
“and are acquainted with all my ways.”
“Yahweh”
“I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied”
“that”
“and think about you in the night watches.”
“I shall not be moved.”
“some to everlasting life”
“you who dwell in the dust; for your dew is like the dew of herbs”
“so that I am not able to look up. They are more than the hairs of my head. My heart has failed me.”