Verse 11
Psalms 139:11
Darby Translation
11
And if I say, Surely darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night;
Original Language Text
hebrew
וָ֭/אֹמַר אַךְ חֹ֣שֶׁךְ יְשׁוּפֵ֑/נִי וְ֝/לַ֗יְלָה א֣וֹר בַּעֲדֵֽ/נִי
English Translation
And I said, "Surely darkness will cover me, and night will be light around me."
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 139 Context
1
{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} Jehovah, thou hast searched me, and known [me].
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*Thou* knowest my down-sitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off;
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Thou searchest out my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways;
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For there is not yet a word on my tongue, [but] lo, O Jehovah, thou knowest it altogether.
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Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thy hand upon me.
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O knowledge too wonderful for me! it is high, I cannot [attain] unto it.
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Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? and whither flee from thy presence?
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If I ascend up into the heavens thou art there; or if I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou [art ther...
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9
[If] I take the wings of the dawn [and] dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
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Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
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And if I say, Surely darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night;
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Even darkness hideth not from thee, and the night shineth as the day: the darkness is as the light.
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13
For thou hast possessed my reins; thou didst cover me in my mother's womb.
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I will praise thee, for I am fearfully, wonderfully made. Marvellous are thy works; and [that] my so...
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My bones were not hidden from thee when I was made in secret, curiously wrought in the lower parts o...
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16
Thine eyes did see my unformed substance, and in thy book all [my members] were written; [during man...
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17
But how precious are thy thoughts unto me, O God (Elohim)! how great is the sum of them!
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[If] I would count them, they are more in number than the sand. When I awake, I am still with thee.
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19
Oh that thou wouldest slay the wicked, O God (Elohim)! And ye men of blood, depart from me.
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For they speak of thee wickedly, they take [thy name] in vain, thine enemies.
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21
Do not I hate them, O Jehovah, that hate thee? and do not I loathe them that rise up against thee?
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I hate them with perfect hatred; I account them mine enemies.
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Search me, O God (Elohim), and know my heart; prove me, and know my thoughts;
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And see if there be any grievous way in me; and lead me in the way everlasting.
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