Psalms 139:12

Psalms 139:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
• New International Version (NIV)even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is bright as the day, for darkness is as light with you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to You.

Context of Psalms 139:12

10even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me. 11I could ask the darkness to hide me and the light around me to become night— but even in darkness I cannot hide from you. To you the night shines as bright as day. Darkness and light are the same to you. 13You made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’s womb. 14Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.

Psalms 139:12 word by word

גַּם־חֹשֶׁךְ֮ לֹֽא־יַחְשִׁ֪יךְ מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָ וְ֭לַיְלָה כַּיּ֣וֹם יָאִ֑יר כַּ֝חֲשֵׁיכָ֗ה כָּאוֹרָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Yea, the darknessחֹ֫שֶׁךְchôshek · darknessH2822
• hidethחָשַׁךְchâshak · to darkenH2821
• not from thee; but the nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915
• shinethאוֹר'ôr · to lightH215
• as the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• the darknessחֲשֵׁכָהchăshêkâh chăshêykâh · darknessH2825
• and the lightאוֹרָה'ôrâh · lightH219

Cross-references for Psalms 139:12

• Exodus 14:20The cloud settled between the Egyptian and Israelite camps. As darkness fell, the cloud turned to fire, lighting up the night. But the Egyptians and Israelites did not approach each other all night.
• Exodus 20:21As the people stood in the distance, Moses approached the dark cloud where God was.
• Job 26:6The underworld is naked in God’s presence. The place of destruction is uncovered.
• Job 34:22No darkness is thick enough to hide the wicked from his eyes.
• Daniel 2:22He reveals deep and mysterious things and knows what lies hidden in darkness, though he is surrounded by light.
• Hebrews 4:13Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable.

Commentaries on Psalms 139:12

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee - Margin, as in Hebrew, “darkeneth not.” Darkness does not make darkness to thee. It makes things dark to us; not to him. So it is in natural darkness; so in moral darkness ness. It seems dark to us; it is not so to him. Things appear dark to us - disappointment, bereavement, trouble, care, losses; but all is light to God. The existence of sin and suffering on the earth seems dark to us; not to him, for he sees the…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
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 12Even there I have no asylum, for no darkness will obscure [anything] from You.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