Psalms 139:8

Psalms 139:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
• New International Version (NIV)If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
• English Standard Version (ESV)If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
• New King James Version (NKJV)If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are there.

Context of Psalms 139:8

6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. 7Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there. 9If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea, 10even there Your hand will guide me; Your right hand will hold me fast.

Psalms 139:8 word by word

אִם־אֶסַּ֣ק שָׁ֭מַיִם שָׁ֣ם אָ֑תָּה וְאַצִּ֖יעָה שְּׁא֣וֹל הִנֶּֽךָּ׃Read the interlinear

• Ifאִם'im · ifH518
• I ascendסָלֵקnâsaq · to ascendH5266
• to the heavensשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• Youאַתָּ֫ה'attâh 'attâ 'ath 'attîy 'attem 'atten 'attênâh 'attênnâh · you(m.s.)H859
• are thereשָׁםshâm · thereH8033
• if I make my bedיָצַעyatsa‛ · to layH3331
• in Sheolשְׁאוֹלshe'ôl she'ôl · hell: SheolH7585
• You are thereהֵןhên · look!H2005

Cross-references for Psalms 139:8

• Ezekiel 28:12“Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.
• Amos 9:2Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down.
• Obadiah 1:4Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.
• Job 26:6Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.
• Job 34:21For His eyes are on the ways of a man, and He sees his every step.
• Proverbs 15:11Sheol and Abaddon lie open before the LORD— how much more the hearts of men!
• Jonah 2:2saying: “In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me. From the belly of Sheol I called for help, and You heard my voice.

Commentaries on Psalms 139:8

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8If I ascend up into heaven - The word “heaven” here, in the original is in the plural number - “heavens,” - and includes all that there is above the earth - the highest worlds. If I make my bed - Properly, “If I strew or spread my couch.” If I should seek that as the place where to lie down. In hell - Hebrew, “Sheol.” See the notes at Isaiah 14:9, where the word is fully explained. The word here refers to the under-world - the abodes of the dead; and, in…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-16Verses 7-16 We cannot see God, but he can see us. The psalmist did not desire to go from the Lord. Whither can I go? In the most distant corners of the world, in heaven, or in hell, I cannot go out of thy reach. No veil can hide us from God; not the thickest darkness. No disguise can save any person or action from being seen in the true light by him. Secret haunts of sin are as open before God as the most open villanies. On the other hand, the believer…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8if I make my bed in Sheol: God has complete access to all he has created, even the most hidden or hard-to-reach places.Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 8and if I make my bed Heb. ואציעה, an expression of a spread (מצע) and a bed.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 139:8

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• Attain
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• Hold
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Commentaries on Psalms 139

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings