The All-Knowing, Ever-Present God
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even the darkness is not dark to You.
The night shines like the day;
darkness and light are alike to You.(L)
The night shines like the day;
darkness and light are alike to You.(L)
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My bones were not hidden from You
when I was made in secret,
when I was formed in the depths of the earth.(O)
16 when I was made in secret,
when I was formed in the depths of the earth.(O)
Your eyes saw me when I was formless;
all my days were written in Your book and planned
before a single one of them began.(P)
all my days were written in Your book and planned
before a single one of them began.(P)
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If I counted them,
they would outnumber the grains of sand;(Q)
when I wake up,(f) I am still with You.(R)
they would outnumber the grains of sand;(Q)
when I wake up,(f) I am still with You.(R)
Footnotes:
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Psalm 139:9: Lit I take up the wings of the dawn; I dwell at the end of the sea
b.
Psalm 139:13: Lit my kidneys
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Psalm 139:14: DSS, some LXX mss, Syr, Jer read because You are remarkable and wonderful
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Psalm 139:14: Hb obscure
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Psalm 139:17: Or precious
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Psalm 139:18: Some Hb mss read I come to an end
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Psalm 139:24: Or idolatrous
Cross references:
P.
Psalm 139:16:
Job 14:5