²³ “Am I a God near at hand,” says the Lord,
“And not a God afar off?
²⁴ Can anyone ^(A)hide himself in secret places,
So I shall not see him?” says the Lord;
^(B)“Do I not fill heaven and earth?” says the Lord.

In them He has set a ^[d]tabernacle for the sun,
⁵ Which is like a bridegroom coming out of his chamber,
^(D)And rejoices like a strong man to run its race.
⁶ Its rising is from one end of heaven,
And its circuit to the other end;
And there is nothing hidden from its heat.

^7 (G)Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
^8 (H)If I ascend into heaven, You are there;
^(I)If I make my bed in ^[c]hell, behold, You are there.
⁹ If I take the wings of the morning,
And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
¹⁰ Even there Your hand shall lead me,
And Your right hand shall hold me.
¹¹ If I say, “Surely the darkness shall ^[d]fall on me,”
Even the night shall be light about me;
¹² Indeed, ^(J)the darkness ^[e]shall not hide from You,
But the night shines as the day;
The darkness and the light are both alike to You.

¹³ For You formed my inward parts;
You ^[f]covered me in my mother’s womb.