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Psalms 139:11

If I said, Surely darkness shall enshroud me, and into night [be turned] the light about me:

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

In Context

10Even there would thy hand lead me, and thy right hand would seize hold of me.

12Yet even darkness can obscure nothing from thee; but the night will shine like the day; both the darkness and the light are alike [to thee].

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Cross References

Job 12:22He layeth open deep things from the midst of darkness, and bringeth out unto light the shadow of death.

Job 34:22There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the evil-doers can hide themselves.

Psalms 94:7And they say, The Lord will not see, and the God of Jacob will not take notice of it.

Jeremiah 23:24If a man should hide himself in secret places should I not then see him? saith the Lord. Do I not fill the heavens and the earth? saith 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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

King James VersionBíblia Portuguesa MundialLuther Bibel (Deutsch)Bible Louis Segond (Français)Библия (Русский)新标点和合本성경 (한국어)الكتاب المقدس باللغة العربية، فان دايكBibbia Diodati (Italiano)Kinh Thánh (Tiếng Việt)Biblia Cornilescu (Română)Polish Biblia Gdanska (1881)Statenvertaling (Nederlands)

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