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.
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 →