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Psalms 139:12

A talkative man shall not prosper on the earth: 1 Evils shall hunt the unrighteous man to destruction. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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

11Coals of fire shall fall upon them on the earth; 1 And thou shalt cast them down in afflictions: 1 They shall not bear up under them. 1

13I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the poor, 1 And the right of the needy ones. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 20:21And the people stood afar off, and Moses went into the darkness where God was.

Job 34:22Neither shall there be a place for the workers of iniquity to hide themselves. 1

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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