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Psalms 139:11

God's presenceLoneliness

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

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.

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

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

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BSB
If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”—
KJV
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
WEB
If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me. The light around me will be night,”
ASV
If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, And the light about me shall be night;
DARBY
And if I say, Surely darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night;
BLB
And I said, “Surely the darkness will cover me, and the light [become] night around me”—
ÅB
Og sier jeg: Mørket skjule meg, og lyset omkring meg bli natt -
OTB
Om jeg sier: "Sannelig, mørket skal dekke meg,
Og lyset omkring meg bli natt,"
B1930
Og sier jeg: Mørket skjule mig, og lyset omkring mig bli natt -

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