Psalms 139:17 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! ”

Psalms 139:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! - On the word “thoughts,” see the notes at Psalms 139:2 . Compare Psalms 139:23 . The remark is made here doubtless in view of the numberless...
Psalms 139:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

How (m) precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! (m) How should we esteem the excellent declaration of your wisdom in the creation of man?
Psalms 139:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXXXIX. God is Everywhere: He Knows Everything Oh that He would Destroy the Wicked. This Ps. is among the most spiritual productions of the OT. It deals with the mystery of Divine providence, a the...
Psalms 139:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

How precious. Figure of speech Ecphonesis. App-6. See note on 1 Samuel 3:1 . thoughts . desires. See Psalms 139:2 . GOD. Hebrew El. App-4. sum. Hebrew, plural of majesty, denoting the f...
Psalms 139:17 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

17. How precious also are thy thoughts unto me It is the same Hebrew word, רעה, reah, which is used here as in the second verse, and means thought, not companion or friend, as m...
Psalms 139:17 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 735 A CHRISTIAN’S DELIGHT IN GOD Psalms 139:17-18 . How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they are more in number th...
Psalms 139:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! How precious also are thy thoughts - רעיך reeycha, thy cogitations; a Chaldaism, as before. How great is the sum of t...
Psalms 139:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

How precious, &c.— This expresses the zeal and affection that he had for God. "As thou hast taken such care of me, so are the thoughts of thee precious to me above all things." The turn of the...
Psalms 139:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! - (the same Hebrew, Psalms 36:7 ; Psalms 31:19 ) How cold...
Psalms 139:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

One of the very greatest of the Pss. No grander tribute has ever been paid to the omniscience and omnipresence of God. The Ps. is ascribed to David, but the Hebrew is decisive in favour of a date ver...
Psalms 139:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Precious. — Rather, weighty, the first meaning of the word. The parallelism requires this, as also the peculiar word for “thoughts,” for which see Psalms 139:2 . We have here the antithesis to t...
Psalms 139:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 139:1-24 THIS is the noblest utterance in the Psalter of pure contemplative theism, animated and not crushed by the thought of God's omniscience and omnipresence. No less striking than the...
Psalms 139:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

God's Thoughts and Ours Psalms 139:14-24 God's creative power, Psalms 139:14-18 . The psalmist goes back to the beginning of life and describes the weaving of our physical nature. Here we m...
Psalms 139:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The conception of intimate personal relation between God and man is perhaps more remarkably and forcefully dealt with in this song than in any other in the whole collection. The great facts are firs...
Psalms 139:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Under the idea that we may consider what is said before in this Psalm as spoken in the person of Christ, how blessed are the expressions in these verses! When Jesus, as the Head of his church, contem...
Psalms 139:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God !.... The word r signifies that which is scarce and rare, and not to be attained and enjoyed; see 1 Samuel 3:1 ; the thoughts and counsels of God a...
Psalms 139:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! Ver. 17. How precious also are thy thouyhts unto me ] i.e. The thoughts of thy wisdom, power, and goodness, clear...
Psalms 139:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

How precious also , &c. “From the wonders of God's forming hand, the psalmist proceeds to those of his all-directing providence, which afford additional proofs of the divine omniscience and omni...
Psalms 139:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Omniscience of God. 17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! 18 If I...
Psalms 139:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Thy thoughts: thy is taken either, 1. Passively, my thoughts of thee; or rather, 2. Actively, thy thoughts , counsels, or contrivances on my behalf, which are admirable and amiable in mine e...
Psalms 139:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “Nowhere,” says Perowne, “are the great attributes of God—His omniscience, His omnipresence, His omnipotence, set forth so strikingly as they are in this magnificent Psalm. Nowhere is t...
Psalms 139:17 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 139:1 . O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me. «Thou hast explored me, as men dig in mines, and make subterranean excavations. Thou hast searched into my secret parts, and known me.»...
Psalms 139:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

This psalm is entitled, a psalm of David. All the Versions agree with the Hebrew in this. It must be regarded as one of the sublimest representations of the Divinity, and particularly with regard t...
Psalms 139:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

O Lord, Thou hast searched me, and known me. God’s exhaustive knowledge of man This lyric has always been the subject of praise. Aben Ezra said there was none like it in the five books. Lord Br...
Psalms 139:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION A song of praise to God for his omniscience, his omnipresence, and his marvelous powers, ending with a prayer for the destruction of the wicked, and for the purifying from evil of the...
Psalms 139:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ephesians 3:10 ; Ephesians 3:9 ; Isaiah 55:8 ; Isaiah 55:9 ; Jeremiah 29:11 ; Proverbs 8:31 ; Psalms 31:19 ; Psalms 36:7 ; Psalms 40:5
Psalms 139:17 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Thou God Seest Me Selections from Psalms 139:1-24 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The world today needs a new vision of the Deity of Christ. Our Lord Jesus has been dragged down from His place of auth...
Psalms 139:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Thoughts — Thy counsels on my behalf. Thou didst not only form me at first, but ever since my conception and birth, thy thoughts have been employed for me.

Psalms 139:17 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 139:17 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 139:17 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 139:17 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 139:17 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 139:17 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Psalms 139:17 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 139:17 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Psalms 139:17 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 139:17 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 139:17 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 139:17 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 139:17 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 139:17 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 139:17 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 139:17 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 139:17 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 139:17 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 139:17 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 139:17 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 139:17 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 139:17 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 139:17 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 139:17 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 139:17 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 139:17 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 139:17 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

Psalms 139:17 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes