New American Standard Bible 2020

Psalms 139:7-13

7Whereאָ֭נָ֥ה'a.NahH575can I goאֵלֵ֣ךְ'e.LekhH1980from Your Spiritמֵרוּחֶ֑ךָme.ru.Che.khaH7307?Or whereוְ֝אָ֗נָהve.'A.nahH575can I fleeאֶבְרָֽח׃'ev.RachH1272from Your presenceמִפָּנֶ֥יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440?

8Ifאִם־'im-H518I ascendH5559to heavenשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064,You are thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033;If I makeH3331my bedוְאַצִּ֖יעָהve.'a.Tzi.'ahH3331inSheolשְּׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585,beholdH2009, You are there.

9IfI takeH5375upH5375the wingsכַנְפֵי־khan.fei-H3671of the dawnשָׁ֑חַרSha.charH7837, IfI dwellאֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗ה'esh.ke.NahH7931in the remotestH319partH319of the seaיָֽם׃YamH3220,

10Evenגַּם־ga.mo.Sha-H1571thereשָׁ֭םShamH8033Your handיָדְךָ֣ya.de.KhaH3027willleadתַנְחֵ֑נִיtan.Che.niH5148me,And Your rightיְמִינֶֽךָ׃ye.mi.Ne.khaH3225handH3225will takeH270holdH270of me.

11IfI sayוָ֭אֹמַרVa.'o.marH559, “Surelyאַךְ־'akh-H389thedarknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822willoverwhelmיְשׁוּפֵ֑נִיye.shu.Fe.niH7779me,And the lightא֣וֹר'orH216aroundבַּעֲדֵֽנִי׃ba.'a.De.niH1157me will be nightוְ֝לַ֗יְלָהve.Lay.lahH3915,”

12Evenגַּם־gam-H1571darknessחֹשֶׁךְ֮cho.sheKhH2822isH2821not darkיַחְשִׁ֪יךְyach.ShikhH2821to You,And the nightוְ֭לַיְלָהVe.lay.lahH3915isH215as brightH215as the dayכַּיּ֣וֹםkai.YomH3117.Darknessכַּ֝חֲשֵׁיכָ֗הka.cha.shei.KhahH2825and lightכָּאוֹרָֽה׃ka.'o.RahH219are alike to You.

13For Youcreatedקָנִ֣יתָka.Ni.taH7069my innermostH3629partsH3629; Youwoveתְּ֝סֻכֵּ֗נִיte.su.Ke.niH5526me in my mother’sאִמִּֽי׃'i.MiH517wombבְּבֶ֣טֶןbe.Ve.tenH990.

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