Psalm 139:17-19
International Standard Version
17 How deep[a] are your thoughts, God!
How great is their number!
18 Were I to count them,
they would number more than the sand.
When I awake, I will be with you.
19 God, if only you would execute the wicked,
so that[b] the men guilty of bloodshed would get away from me,
Footnotes
- Psalm 139:17 Or precious
- Psalm 139:19 So LXX DSS 11QPsa; MT reads and so that
Psalm 139:17-19
New King James Version
17 (A)How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God!
How great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand;
When I awake, I am still with You.
19 Oh, that You would (B)slay the wicked, O God!
(C)Depart from me, therefore, you [a]bloodthirsty men.
Footnotes
- Psalm 139:19 Lit. men of bloodshed
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