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Psalms 139:10

139:9 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

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Even there your hand will lead me, and your right hand will hold me.

Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

Even there shall your hand lead me, and your right hand shall hold me.

139:11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

What does Psalms 139:10 mean?

Psalms 139:10 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָד (yâd), נָחָה (nâchâh), יָמִין (yâmîyn).

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Even
there
shall
thy
handיָדyâd/yawd/H3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
leadנָחָהnâchâh/naw-khaw'/H5148to guide; by implication, to transport (into exile, or as colonists)
me,
and
thy
right
handיָמִיןyâmîyn/yaw-meen'/H3225the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south
shall
holdאָחַזʼâchaz/aw-khaz'/H270to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
me.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 139:10.

2 Samuel 2:21

And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him. armour: or, spoil

Genesis 25:26

And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau's heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.

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What does Psalms 139:10 say?

Psalms 139:10 (King James Version) reads: "Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me."

Is Psalms 139:10 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 139:10 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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