Psalms 139:11

If I say, Surely, darkness, shall cover me! then, night, is light about me.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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, thy hand shall lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

12Even darkness, will not conceal from thee,—but, night, like day, will shine, So is the darkness, as the light!

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Cross References

Job 12:22Laying open deep things, out of darkness, and bringing out to light, the death-shade:

Job 34:22No darkness, and no death-shade, where the workers of iniquity may hide.

Psalms 94:7Yet have they said—Yah, doth not see, The God of Jacob, doth not understand.

Jeremiah 23:24Can any hide himself in secret places that I, shall not see him? Demandeth Yahweh,—The heavens and the earth, do I not fill? Demandeth Yahweh.

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 →

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