Psalms 139:17

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 fullness or vastness of them.

Related Commentaries of 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...
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 wisd...
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...
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 mea...
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!...
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;...
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...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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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,...
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 se...
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 omnisc...
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 descr...
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...
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 ver...
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...
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...
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 ad...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Omniscience of God. 17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me...
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...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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¹⁷ How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!

Related Commentaries of Psalms 139:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wells of Living Water Commentary

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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