Thematic Bible




Thematic Bible



“Am I a God who is near,” declares the Lord,
“And not a God far off?

Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?


Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there. If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, read more.
Even there Your hand will lead me, And Your right hand will lay hold of me. If I say, "Surely the darkness will overwhelm me, And the light around me will be night," Even the darkness is not dark to You, And the night is as bright as the day Darkness and light are alike to You. For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother's womb.



But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. So he went down to Joppa, found a ship which was going to Tarshish, paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away;
As wax melts before the fire,
So let the wicked perish before God.

Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?

‘Do you not fear Me?’ declares the Lord.
‘Do you not tremble in My presence?
For I have placed the sand as a boundary for the sea,
An eternal decree, so it cannot cross over it.
Though the waves toss, yet they cannot prevail;
Though they roar, yet they cannot cross over it.

“Therefore, I would be dismayed at His presence;
When I consider, I am terrified of Him.


“Can a man hide himself in hiding places
So I do not see him?” declares the Lord.
Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the Lord.


Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?