Psalms 139:12
even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
11If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”—
13For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb.
Cross References
Exodus 20:21And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
Job 34:22There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.
Hebrews 4:13Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
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 →