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

5You are all around me, in front of me and behind me. You put your hand on me to help me. 6You know so much about me, it is wonderful. I cannot understand it. My thoughts cannot reach as high as that! Is there anywhere that I can go to run away from your Spirit? Anywhere that I go, you are already there! 8If I go up to heaven, you would be there. If I dig deep down into the ground to reach Sheol, you would be there too. 9If I fly away to where the sun rises in the east, or to the other side of the sea in the west, you would be there.

Psalms 139:7 word by word

אָ֭נָ֥ה אֵלֵ֣ךְ מֵרוּחֶ֑ךָ וְ֝אָ֗נָה מִפָּנֶ֥יךָ אֶבְרָֽח׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Whither shall I goיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• from thy spiritרוּחַrûach · spiritH7307
• or whither shall I fleeבָּרַחbârach · to fleeH1272
• from thy presenceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440

Cross-references for Psalms 139:7

• Jeremiah 23:23The Lord says, ‘Am I a God in only one place? No! I see everything everywhere!
• Jonah 1:3But Jonah did not want to obey the Lord's command. He decided to run away to Tarshish. He went down to Joppa. There he found a ship that was ready to sail to Tarshish. After he had paid for the journey, he got into the ship. He wanted to go on the ship to Tarshish, to get far away from the Lord.
• Acts 5:9Peter said to her, ‘It was wrong for you and your husband to do this bad thing. You agreed together to tell a lie to the Holy Spirit of the Lord God. Listen! The men who have just buried your husband are at the door again now. They will carry your body out too.’

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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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