Psalm 139:11

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Psalm 139:11

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Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me. The light around me will be night,”

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Psalm 139

⁹ If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea,

¹⁰ even there Your hand will guide me; Your right hand will hold me fast.

¹¹ If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”—

¹² even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.

¹³ For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb.

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