Psalm 139:7-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 Where can I go from your spirit?
From your presence, where can I flee?
8 If I ascend to the heavens, you are there;
if I lie down in Sheol, there you are.(A)
Psalm 139:9-10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
9 If I take the wings of dawn[a]
and dwell beyond the sea,
10 Even there your hand guides me,
your right hand holds me fast.
Footnotes
- 139:9 Take the wings of dawn: go to the extremities of the east. Beyond the sea: uttermost bounds of the west; the sea is the Mediterranean.
Psalm 139:11-12
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
11 If I say, “Surely darkness shall hide me,
and night shall be my light”[a]—
12 Darkness is not dark for you,
and night shines as the day.
Darkness and light are but one.(A)
Footnotes
- 139:11 Night shall be my light: night to me is what day is to others.
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