If I would count them, they are more in number than the sand. When I wake up, I am still with you.
If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand. This figure shows the thoughts of God to be altogether innumerable; for nothing can surpass in number the grains of sand which belt the main ocean and all the minor seas. The task of counting God's thoughts of love would be a never ending one.
The child's formation in the womb was Israel's deepest mystery, yet the Psalmist praises it as proof that God sees and knows all. He plait our frame with fearful wonder; the reins especially mark the seat of our most hidden emotions, wrought by Him who tries the heart.
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Commenting on Psalm 139:13-18
God's omniscience, which might justly have watched over us to do us hurt, has instead been employed for our good; His counsels concerning us are precious in their depth and dear to us, yet so numerous we cannot count them. Every morning when we awake, we remain under His eye and care, safe and easy under His protection.
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Commenting on Psalm 139:17-24