PSA 139:17 Parallel View

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UST God, what you think about me is very valuable.
⇔ There are a huge amount of things that you think about.

BSB  ⇔ How precious to me are Your thoughts,[fn] O God,
⇔ how vast is their sum!

139:17 Or How amazing are Your thoughts concerning me

OEB  ⇔ But how far, O God, beyond measure
⇔ are your thoughts! How mighty their sum!

WEB How precious to me are your thoughts, God!
⇔ How vast is their sum!

NET How difficult it is for me to fathom your thoughts about me, O God!
 ⇔ How vast is their sum total!

LSV And how precious Your thoughts have been to me,
O God, how great has been their sum!

FBV God, your thoughts are so valuable[fn] to me! Taken together, they can't be counted!

139:17 Or “challenging.”

T4T  ⇔ God, what you think about me is very precious (OR, is very hard to understand).
⇔ There is a great number of things that you think about.

LEB • [fn] are your thoughts, O God; how vast is their sum.

?:? Or “difficult”

BBE How dear are your thoughts to me, O God! how great is the number of them!

MOF  ⇔ O God, what mysteries I find in thee!
⇔ How vast the number of thy purposes!

JPS How weighty also are Thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them!

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

DRA No DRA PSA 139:17 verse available

YLT And to me how precious have been Thy thoughts, O God, how great hath been their sum!

DBY But how precious are thy thoughts unto me, O [fn]God! how great is the sum of them!

139.17 El

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

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

KJB  ⇔ How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
( ⇔ How precious also are thy/your thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them! )

BB Howe pretious be thy cogitations towardes me O God? howe greatly be the summe of them increased?
(How pretious be thy/your cogitations towardes me O God? how greatly be the some of them increased?)

GNV Howe deare therefore are thy thoughtes vnto me, O God! how great is ye summe of them!
(How dear therefore are thy/your thoughts unto me, O God! how great is ye/you_all some of them! )

CB How deare are yi coucels vnto me o God? O how greate is the summe of them?
(How dear are yi coucels unto me o God? O how great is the some of them?)

WYC No WYC PSA 139:17 verse available

LUT Aber wie köstlich sind vor mir, GOtt, deine Gedanken! Wie ist ihrer so eine große Summa!
(But like köstlich are before/in_front_of mir, God, your Gedanken! How is ihrer so one large Summa!)

CLV No CLV PSA 139:17 verse available

BRN No BRN PSA 139:17 verse available

BrLXX No BrLXX PSA 139:17 verse available

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

The Heart in the Psalms

The Hebrew words leb and lebab (both meaning “heart”) are hard to translate because they rarely refer to the physical human heart. Rather, these terms usually refer to the center of one’s being, an image for a person’s thought life, reflections, and will. The story of the heart reveals a person’s commitment and direction in life.

The hearts of the wicked are cunning and scheming (Ps 58:2; 64:6; 140:2). The wicked are deceptive, hypocritical, greedy, jealous, and lacking in integrity (10:3; 28:3; 41:6; 55:21; 62:4; 141:4). As time goes on, they become more arrogant, callous, and stubborn (14:1; 17:10; 73:7; 78:8; 81:12; 95:8, 10; 101:5; 119:70). The wicked are only committed to themselves (78:37), and their destructive way of life (5:9) leads to their own destruction.

Meanwhile, the psalmists openly confess their sorrow, trouble, anguish, and despair (13:2; 22:14; 25:17; 38:8, 10; 40:12; 55:4; 61:2; 69:20; 73:21, 26; 109:22; 143:4; 147:3). Through their pain, their hearts grow. They pray intensely (62:8; 119:145), long for God (84:2), trust in him (28:7), and open their hearts to God’s examination (7:9; 17:3; 26:2; 139:1-6, 23). Their commitment does not waver, and their hearts are pure (24:4; 51:10; 73:1, 13) and contented (131:1), even when broken. As their broken hearts (34:17-18; 51:17) are healed by the Lord (147:3), they become strong, confident (27:3, 14; 31:24; 57:7; 108:1; 112:7-8; 138:3), and full of life (22:26; 69:32). In the end, the Lord satisfies them and gives them the desires of their hearts (20:4; 21:2; 37:4). This fills the godly with joy and praise (4:7; 9:1; 13:5; 16:7, 9; 19:8; 30:11-12; 33:21; 86:12; 89:50; 102:4; 105:3; 111:1; 119:7, 111; 138:1).

Passages for Further Study

Pss 7:9; 9:1; 13:2; 14:1; 16:7-9; 17:3; 19:8; 20:4; 21:2; 22:14, 26; 24:4; 26:2; 27:3, 14; 28:3, 7; 33:21; 34:17-18; 37:4; 38:8, 10; 51:10, 17; 55:4, 21; 57:7; 58:2; 61:2; 62:4, 8-10; 64:6; 69:20; 73:1, 7, 13, 21, 26; 78:8, 37; 81:12; 84:2; 86:12; 89:50; 95:8, 10; 102:4; 108:1; 109:22; 111:1; 119:70, 111, 145; 131:1; 138:1; 139:1-24; 140:2; 147:3

Parallel PSA 139:17