Psalms 139:8

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“If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.”

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Read Psalms 139:8 in the flow of Psalms139 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open Psalms139 to see the surrounding context.

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BSBPD

“If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“If I ascend the heavens--there Thou <FI>art<Fi> , And spread out a couch in Sheol, lo, Thee!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

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

  1. Job 26:6Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.
  2. Job 34:21For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step.
  3. Proverbs 15:11Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD— how much more the hearts of men!
  4. 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.
  5. Ezekiel 28:12“Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
  6. Amos 9:2Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down.
  7. Obadiah 1:4Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.
  8. Jonah 2:2saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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