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Psalms 139:12

139:11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. hideth: Heb. darkeneth not the darkness and: Heb. as is the darkness, so is the light

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even the darkness doesn’t hide from you, but the night shines as the day. The darkness is like light to you.

Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

Yes, the darkness hides not from you; but the night shines as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to you.

139:13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.

What does Psalms 139:12 mean?

Psalms 139:12 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חֹשֶׁךְ (chôshek), חָשַׁךְ (châshak), לַיִל (layil).

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Yea,
the
darknessחֹשֶׁךְchôshek/kho-shek'/H2822the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
hidethחָשַׁךְchâshak/khaw-shak'/H2821to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken
not
from
thee;
but
the
nightלַיִלlayil/lah'-yil/H3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
shinethאוֹרʼôwr/ore/H215to be (causative, make) luminous (literally and metaphorically)
as
the
day:יוֹםyôwm/yome/H3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
the
darknessחֲשֵׁכָהchăshêkâh/khash-ay-kaw'/H2825darkness; figuratively, misery
and
the
lightאוֹרָהʼôwrâh/o-raw'/H219luminousness, i.e. (figuratively) prosperity; also a plant (as being bright)
are
both
alike
to
thee.
hideth:
Heb.
darkeneth
not
the
darkness
and:
Heb.
as
is
the
darkness,
so
is
the
light

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 139:12.

Exodus 14:20

And 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 1:18

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 1:5

And 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 13:21

And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:

Genesis 1:14

And 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 1:16

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. to rule the day: Heb. for the rule of the day, etc.

Genesis 7:12

And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.

Genesis 7:4

For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth. destroy: Heb. blot out

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 139:12 say?

Psalms 139:12 (King James Version) reads: "Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. hideth: Heb. darkeneth not the darkness and: Heb. as is the darkness, so is the light"

Is Psalms 139:12 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 139:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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