Psalms 139:12
even the darkness hides not from thee, but the night shines as the day. The darkness and the light are both alike [to thee].
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
11If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, and the light around me shall be night,
13For thou formed my inward parts. Thou covered me in my mother's womb.
Cross References
Exodus 20:21And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.
Job 34:22There is no darkness, nor thick gloom where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
Hebrews 4:13And there is no creature concealed from his presence, but all things are naked and vulnerable to his eyes, before whom is the word to us.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 139:8-17
The Omniscience of God. 7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence? 8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; 10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. 11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. 12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the… Read the whole commentary →