Where can I go from your Spirit?
    Where can I flee(A) from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens,(B) you are there;
    if I make my bed(C) in the depths, you are there.

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(A)Where shall I go from your Spirit?
    Or where (B)shall I flee from your presence?
(C)If I ascend to heaven, you are there!
    (D)If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!

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(A)Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
(B)If I ascend to heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in [a]Sheol, behold, (C)You are there.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 139:8 I.e., the netherworld

(A)Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
(B)If I ascend into heaven, You are there;
(C)If I make my bed in [a]hell, behold, You are there.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 139:8 Or Sheol

7-12 Is there anyplace I can go to avoid your Spirit?
    to be out of your sight?
If I climb to the sky, you’re there!
    If I go underground, you’re there!
If I flew on morning’s wings
    to the far western horizon,
You’d find me in a minute—
    you’re already there waiting!
Then I said to myself, “Oh, he even sees me in the dark!
    At night I’m immersed in the light!”
It’s a fact: darkness isn’t dark to you;
    night and day, darkness and light, they’re all the same to you.

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