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Psalms 139:12

Even the dark is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day: for dark and light are the same to you.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

In Context

11If I say, Only let me be covered by the dark, and the light about me be night;

13My flesh was made by you, and my parts joined together in my mother's body.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:21And the people kept their places far off, but Moses went near to the dark cloud where God was.

Job 34:22There is no dark place, and no thick cloud, in which the workers of evil may take cover.

Hebrews 4:13And there is nothing made which is not completely clear to him; there is nothing covered, but all things are open to the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

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