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11 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me,
    and night wraps itself around me,”[a](A)

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  1. 139.11 Q ms: MT and the light around me become night

11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me
    and the light become night around me,”

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22 He uncovers deep things from the darkness
    and brings deep darkness to light.(A)

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22 He reveals the deep things of darkness(A)
    and brings utter darkness(B) into the light.(C)

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24 Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them? says the Lord. Do I not fill heaven and earth? says the Lord.(A)

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24 Who can hide(A) in secret places
    so that I cannot see them?”
declares the Lord.
    “Do not I fill heaven and earth?”(B)
declares the Lord.

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and they say, “The Lord does not see;
    the God of Jacob does not perceive.”(A)

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They say, “The Lord does not see;(A)
    the God of Jacob(B) takes no notice.”

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12 “Is not God high in the heavens?
    See the highest stars, how lofty they are!
13 Therefore you say, ‘What does God know?
    Can he judge through the deep darkness?(A)
14 Thick clouds enwrap him, so that he does not see,
    and he walks on the dome of heaven.’

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12 “Is not God in the heights of heaven?(A)
    And see how lofty are the highest stars!
13 Yet you say, ‘What does God know?(B)
    Does he judge through such darkness?(C)
14 Thick clouds(D) veil him, so he does not see us(E)
    as he goes about in the vaulted heavens.’(F)

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11 They think in their heart, “God has forgotten;
    he has hidden his face; he will never see it.”(A)

12 Rise up, O Lord; O God, lift up your hand;
    do not forget the oppressed.(B)
13 Why do the wicked renounce God
    and say in their hearts, “You will not call us to account”?

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11 He says to himself, “God will never notice;(A)
    he covers his face and never sees.”(B)

12 Arise,(C) Lord! Lift up your hand,(D) O God.
    Do not forget the helpless.(E)
13 Why does the wicked man revile God?(F)
    Why does he say to himself,
    “He won’t call me to account”?(G)

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15 Woe to those who hide a plan too deep for the Lord,
    whose deeds are in the dark,
    and who say, “Who sees us? Who knows us?”(A)

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15 Woe to those who go to great depths
    to hide(A) their plans from the Lord,
who do their work in darkness and think,
    “Who sees us?(B) Who will know?”(C)

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