Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
If I say, Only let me be covered by the dark, and the light about me be night;
New American Standard Bible
And the light around me will be night,”
King James Version
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
Holman Bible
and the light around me will be night”
International Standard Version
If I say, "Darkness will surely conceal me, and the light around me will become night,"
A Conservative Version
If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, and the light around me shall be night,
American Standard Version
If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, And the light about me shall be night;
Amplified
If I say, “Surely the darkness will cover me,
And the night will be the only light around me,”
Darby Translation
And if I say, Surely darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night;
Julia Smith Translation
And saying, surely the darkness shall fall upon me; and the night shone about me.
King James 2000
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And if I should say, "Surely darkness will cover me, and [the] light around me [will be as] night,"
Modern King James verseion
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me, even the night shall be light around me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If I say, "Peradventure the darkness shall cover me, then shall my night be turned to day." -
NET Bible
If I were to say, "Certainly the darkness will cover me, and the light will turn to night all around me,"
New Heart English Bible
If I say, "Surely the darkness will overwhelm me; the light around me will be night;"
The Emphasized Bible
If I say, Surely, darkness, shall cover me! then, night, is light about me.
Webster
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
World English Bible
If I say, "Surely the darkness will overwhelm me; the light around me will be night;"
Youngs Literal Translation
And I say, 'Surely darkness bruiseth me, Then night is light to me.
Topics
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 139:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
The All-Knowing, Ever-Present God
10 Even there will I be guided by your hand, and your right hand will keep me. 11 If I say, Only let me be covered by the dark, and the light about me be night; 12 Even the dark is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day: for dark and light are the same to you.
Cross References
Job 12:22
Uncovering deep things out of the dark, and making the deep shade bright;
Job 22:12-14
Is not God as high as heaven? and see the stars, how high they are!
Psalm 10:11-13
He says in his heart, God has no memory of me: his face is turned away; he will never see it.
Psalm 94:7
And they say, Jah will not see it, the God of Jacob will not give thought to it.
Isaiah 29:15
Cursed are those who go deep to keep their designs secret from the Lord, and whose works are in the dark, and who say, Who sees us? and who has knowledge of our acts?
Jeremiah 23:24
In what secret place may a man take cover without my seeing him? says the Lord. Is there any place in heaven or earth where I am not? says the Lord.