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Psalms 139:17

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

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וְלִ֗יveliand toוְלִ֗יconjunction, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and to”and toמַהmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.יָּקְר֣וּyaqervbe preciousיָקַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be precious”, a completed actionH3365properly, apparently, to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) valuable; causatively, to make rare (figuratively, to inhibit)be (make) precious, be prized, be set by, withdraw.רֵעֶ֣יךָreeykhathoughtרֵעַnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “thought”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7454a thought (as association of ideas)thought.אֵ֑לelidolאֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'מֶ֥הmehhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.עָ֝צְמוּatsemvcloseעָצַםverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “close”, a completed actionH6105to bind fast, i.e. close (the eyes); intransitively, to be (causatively, make) powerful or numerous; to crunch the bonesbreak the bones, close, be great, be increased, be (wax) mighty(-ier), be more, shut, be(-come, make) strong(-er).רָאשֵׁיהֶֽםrasheyhemheadרֹאשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “head”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, [idiom] every (man), excellent, first, forefront, (be-)head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), [idiom] lead, [idiom] poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But thy friends, O God, have been greatly honoured by me; their rule has been greatly strengthened.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐμοὶ δὲ λίαν ἐτιμήθησαν οἱ φίλοι σου ὁ Θεὸς, λίαν ἐκραταιώθησαν αἱ ἀρχαὶ αὐτῶν.