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Psalm 139:17-23
New International Version
Psalm 139:17-23
New International Version
17 How precious to me are your thoughts,[a](A) God!(B)
How vast is the sum of them!
18 Were I to count them,(C)
they would outnumber the grains of sand(D)—
when I awake,(E) I am still with you.
19 If only you, God, would slay the wicked!(F)
Away from me,(G) you who are bloodthirsty!(H)
20 They speak of you with evil intent;
your adversaries(I) misuse your name.(J)
21 Do I not hate those(K) who hate you, Lord,
and abhor(L) those who are in rebellion against you?
22 I have nothing but hatred for them;
I count them my enemies.(M)
23 Search me,(N) God, and know my heart;(O)
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
Footnotes
- Psalm 139:17 Or How amazing are your thoughts concerning me
Psalm 139:17-23
King James Version
Psalm 139:17-23
King James Version
17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
20 For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
21 Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
22 I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
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