New English Translation
Psalms 139:10
10even there your hand would guide me, your right hand would grab hold of me.
Psalms 139:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
- New International Version (NIV)even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.
- English Standard Version (ESV)even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me.
Context of Psalms 139:10
8If I were to ascend to heaven, you would be there. If I were to sprawl out in Sheol, there you would be. 9If I were to fly away on the wings of the dawn, and settle down on the other side of the sea, even there your hand would guide me, your right hand would grab hold of me. 11If I were to say, “Certainly the darkness will cover me, and the light will turn to night all around me,” 12even the darkness is not too dark for you to see, and the night is as bright as day; darkness and light are the same to you.
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גַּם־שָׁ֭ם יָדְךָ֣ תַנְחֵ֑נִי וְֽתֹאחֲזֵ֥נִי יְמִינֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 139:10
- Psalms 63:8My soul pursues you; your right hand upholds me.
- Psalms 73:23But I am continually with you; you hold my right hand.
- Psalms 143:9Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord! I run to you for protection.
- Isaiah 41:13For I am the Lord your God, the one who takes hold of your right hand, who says to you, ‘Don’t be afraid, I am helping you.’
Commentaries on Psalms 139:10
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Even there shall thy hand lead me - I shall find thee there; thy hand would be upon me; I should not have gone from thy presence. And thy right hand shall hold me - Still hold me; still be laid upon me. I should find myself there, as certainly as here, in thy hand; and in the same sense - either to seize upon me if I went astray, or to protect me, if obedient, supported by thee in all the perils of the flight. God, still the same - the same in all…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
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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
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