Psalms 139:11

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“If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”—”

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BSBPD

“If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”—”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, And the light about me shall be night;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And I say, `Surely darkness bruiseth me, Then night <FI>is<Fi> light to me.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 139:11 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 3:20So she got up in the middle of the night and took my son from my side while I was asleep. She laid him in her bosom and put her dead son at my bosom.
  2. Job 12:22He reveals the deep things of darkness and brings deep shadows into light.
  3. Job 22:12Is not God as high as the heavens? Look at the highest stars, how lofty they are!
  4. Job 34:22There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.
  5. Psalms 10:11He says to himself, “God has forgotten; He hides His face and never sees.”
  6. Psalms 94:7They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
  7. Isaiah 29:15Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”
  8. Jeremiah 23:24“Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.

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