Psalms 139:7

Psalms 139:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
• New International Version (NIV)Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?
• English Standard Version (ESV)Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence?
• New King James Version (NKJV)Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence?

Context of Psalms 139:7

5Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thy hand upon me. 6O knowledge too wonderful for me! it is high, I cannot [attain] unto it. Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? and whither flee from thy presence? 8If I ascend up into the heavens thou art there; or if I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou [art there]; 9[If] I take the wings of the dawn [and] dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,

Psalms 139:7 word by word

אָ֭נָ֥ה אֵלֵ֣ךְ מֵרוּחֶ֑ךָ וְ֝אָ֗נָה מִפָּנֶ֥יךָ אֶבְרָֽח׃Read the interlinear

• Spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• fleeבָּרַחbârach · to fleeH1272
• presenceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440

Cross-references for Psalms 139:7

• Jeremiah 23:23Am I a God at hand, saith Jehovah, and not a God afar off?
• Jonah 1:3But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of Jehovah; and he went down to Joppa, and found a ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish, from the presence of Jehovah.
• Acts 5:9And Peter said to her, Why [is it] that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of [the] Lord? Lo, the feet of those that have buried thy husband [are] at the door, and they shall carry thee out.

Commentaries on Psalms 139:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Whither shall I go from thy spirit? - Where shall I go where thy spirit is not; that is, where thou art not; where there is no God. The word “spirit” here does not refer particularly to the Holy Spirit, but to God “as” a spirit. “Whither shall I go from the all-pervading Spirit - from God, considered as a spirit?” This is a clear statement that God is a “Spirit” (compare John 4:24); and that, as a spirit, he is Omnipresent. Or whither shall I flee from…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. 7-12The psalmist shows wonder at God being everywhere at all times.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 139:7

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• Attain
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• Holy Ghost
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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