Psalm 139:7-12

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^(A)Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?

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^(B)If I ascend to heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in ^(a)Sheol, behold, ^(C)You are there.

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If I take the wings of the dawn,
If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,

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Even there Your hand will ^(D)lead me,
And Your right hand will lay hold of me.

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If I say, “Surely the ^(E)darkness will ^(b)overwhelm me,
And the light around me will be night,”

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Even the ^(F)darkness is not dark ^(c)to You,
And the night is as bright as the day.
^(G)Darkness and light are alike to You.

a. Psalm 139:8: ['I.e. the nether world']

b. Psalm 139:11: ['Lit ', bruise, '; some commentators read ', cover]

c. Psalm 139:12: ['Lit ', from]

A. Psalm 139:7: Jeremiah 23:24

B. Psalm 139:8: Amos 9:2-4

C. Psalm 139:8: Job 26:6; Proverbs 15:11

D. Psalm 139:10: Psalm 23:2; Psalm 23:3

E. Psalm 139:11: Job 22:13

F. Psalm 139:12: Job 34:22; Daniel 2:22

G. Psalm 139:12: 1 John 1:5