Psalms 139:11
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
Psalms 139:11 in other translations
| BSB | If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”— |
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| WEB | If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me. The light around me will be night,” |
| ASV | If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, And the light about me shall be night; |
| YLT | And I say, ‘Surely darkness bruiseth me, Then night is light to me. |
| DARBY | And if I say, Surely darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night; |
| BBE | If I say, Only let me be covered by the dark, and the light about me be night; |
| Webster | If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me. |
What does Psalms 139:11 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 139:7-16
We cannot see God, but he can see us. The psalmist did not desire to go from the Lord. Whither can I go? In the most distant corners of the world, in heaven, or in hell, I cannot go out of thy reach. No veil can hide us from God; not the thickest darkness. No disguise can save any person or action from being seen in the true light by him. Secret haunts of sin are as open before God as the most open villanies. On the…
Psalms 139:11 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 139:11
- Job 12:22
He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
- Jeremiah 23:24
Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.
- Psalms 94:7
Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.
- Psalms 10:11-13
He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it. Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble. Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.
- Job 22:12-14
Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are! And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud? Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
- Isaiah 29:15
Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
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Context
- Psalms 139:10
Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
- Psalms 139:11
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
- Psalms 139:12
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
Psalms 139:11 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Si dijere: Ciertamente las tinieblas me encubrirán; aun la noche resplandecerá tocante á mí. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et si je dis: Au moins les ténèbres m’envelopperont, – alors la nuit est lumière autour de moi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und spräche ich: Nur Finsternis möge mich umhüllen, und Nacht werde das Licht um mich her: |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cadent super eos carbones; in ignem dejicies eos: in miseriis non subsistent. |