Psalms 139:11
139:10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
KJV
If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me; the light around me will be night”;
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
What does Psalms 139:11 mean?
Psalms 139:11 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אָמַר (ʼâmar), חֹשֶׁךְ (chôshek), שׁוּף (shûwph).
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Verses like this
Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 139:11.
And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1:5And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. And the evening: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was
Exodus 14:20And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.
Genesis 1:14And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: the day: Heb. between the day and between the night
Genesis 1:3And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
Genesis 1:4And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. the light from: Heb. between the light and between the darkness
Job 12:22He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
Job 12:25They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man. stagger: Heb. wander
Frequently asked questions
What does Psalms 139:11 say?
Psalms 139:11 (King James Version) reads: "If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me."
Is Psalms 139:11 in the Old or New Testament?
Psalms 139:11 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.
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