How precious also are thy thoughts
unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them!
a. NLT: How precious are your thoughts about me, O
God.
They cannot be numbered!
They cannot be numbered!
b. NIV: How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How
vast is the sum of them!
c. YLT: And to me how precious have been Thy thoughts, O
God, how great hath been their sum!
d. Amplified Bible: How precious and weighty also
are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
e. Septuagint: But thy friends, O God, have been greatly honoured by
me; their rule has been greatly strengthened.
1). I have no clue
about the Septuagint’s wording.
f. Stone Edition
Torah/Prophets/Writings: To me—how glorious are Your thoughts, O God! How very
great are their headings!
1.”How precious also are thy thoughts
unto me…”
a. How precious
[3365 * yaqar] [Strong’s:To be heavy, valuble, be (make) precious.][Gesenius:
to esteem, be prized, be valuable, be precious, be costly, be appraised, to be
precious, be highly valued, be esteemed, be costly, to be appraised, to make
something precious.]
b. are thy thoughts
[ 7454 * rea’] [Strong’s: A thought, association of ideas.]
c. God [410 * ‘El]
[Strong: shortened from 352; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially
the Almighty (but used also of any deity):--God (god), X goodly, X great, idol,
might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in "-el."]
1). The English
words “unto me” were added by the translators, considering the context I
believe it is needed. These are God’s thoughts about the infant He is forming
in the womb. God’s thoughts toward us are precious. We are in his eyes, prized,
we are highly valued, highly thought of and greatly loved.
a). John 3:16 For
God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.
(1) His love was
there since before the creation of the earth (1 Peter 1:18-20).
b). Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of
peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
(1) Most people do
not realize the context this verse was spoken. It was immediately after they were
taken captive to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzer. In order to see this one must read
the whole of Jeremiah 29.
2. “…how great is the sum of them.”
a. how great [6105
* atsam] [Strong’s: to bind fast, i.e., close (the eyes), to be make powerful
or numerous, be great, be increased…][Gesenius:
to be vast, be numerous, be mighty, to be mighty, to be numerous, to make strong, make mighty…]
b. is the sum [7218
* ro’sh] Gesenius: head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height,
front, beginning, head (of man,
animals), top, tip (of mountain), height
(of stars), chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, head, front,
beginning, chief, choicest, best, head, division, company, band, sum.]
1). Imagine if you
will the amount of thought it would take to design and fashion a human body,
the intricacies and processes of all the organs.
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