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God's Innumerable Thoughts
Commentators emphasize that God's thoughts toward His people—His plans, mercies, and loving counsels—are so numerous they cannot be counted, like the grains of sand on a seashore. This isn't just poetic exaggeration; it's meant to convey the overwhelming and inexhaustible nature of God's personal care and providence for each individual.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 139:18
18th Century
Theologian
If I should count them - If I could count them.
They are more in number than the sand - Numberless as the sand on the sea-…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 139:18
19th Century
Bishop
If I should ...—The original is more expressive:
“Let me count them—more than the sand they are many:
I have awaked…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 139:17–19
19th Century
Preacher
How precious also are your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: …
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John Gill
On Psalms 139:18
17th Century
Pastor
If I should count them, they are more in number than the
sand, That is, if I should attemp…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 139:17–24
17th Century
Minister
God's counsels concerning us and our welfare are profound, such that they cannot be fully known. We cannot comprehend how many mercies we have rece…