Psalms 139:8

139:7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

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If I ascend up into heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, you are there!

If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

If I ascend up into heaven, you are there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, you are there.

139:9 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

What does Psalms 139:8 mean?

Psalms 139:8 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָסַק (nâçaq), שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim), יַצַע (yatsaʻ).

Hebrew interlinear

ascend

upנָסַקnâçaq/naw-sak'/H5266to go up

into

heaven,שָׁמַיִםshâmayim/shaw-mah'-yim/H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)

thou

art

there:

make

bedיַצַעyatsaʻ/yaw-tsah'/H3331to strew as a surface

hell,שְׁאוֹלshᵉʼôwl/sheh-ole'/H7585Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates

behold,

thou

art

there.

Topics

Heart Holy Spirit, The, is God

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 139:8 say?

Psalms 139:8 (King James Version) reads: "If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there."

Is Psalms 139:8 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 139:8 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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