Psalms 139:8
If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
In Context
7Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?
9If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea,
Cross References
Job 26:6Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.
Proverbs 15:11Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD— how much more the hearts of men!
Ezekiel 28:12“Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
Obadiah 1:4Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.
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 →