Psalms Chapter 139 verse 12 Holy Bible
Even the darkness hideth not from thee, But the night shineth as the day: The darkness and the light are both alike `to thee'.
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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.
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Even darkness hideth not from thee, and the night shineth as the day: the darkness is as the light.
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Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
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Even the darkness doesn't hide from you, But the night shines as the day. The darkness is like light to you.
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Also darkness hideth not from Thee, And night as day shineth, as `is' darkness so `is' light.
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Psalms 139 : 12 Bible Verse Songs
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(12) Hideth not.--Better to keep as near as possible to the original maketh not dark. Others render cannot be too dark for thee. The highest development of the psalmist's thought is of course to be found in St. John's declaration, "God is light and in Him is no darkness at all."Shineth.--Or, giveth light.The darkness . . .--Literally, as darkness, so light."God is the light which, never seen itself, makes all things visible, and clothes itself in colours."--RICHTER.Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrewevenגַּם־ (gam-)ConjunctionStrong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, andthe darknessחֹשֶׁךְ֮ (ḥō·šeḵ)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickednessis notלֹֽא־ (lō-)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, nodarkיַחְשִׁ֪יךְ (yaḥ·šîḵ)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 2821: To be dark, to darkento You,מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָ (mim·me·ḵā)Preposition | second person masculine singularStrong's 4480: A part of, from, out ofbut the nightוְ֭לַיְלָה (wə·lay·lāh)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3915: A twist, night, adversityshinesיָאִ֑יר (yā·’îr)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 215: To be or become lightlike the day,כַּיּ֣וֹם (kay·yō·wm)Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3117: A dayfor darknessכַּ֝חֲשֵׁיכָ֗ה (ka·ḥă·šê·ḵāh)Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 2825: Darkness, miseryis as light to You.כָּאוֹרָֽה׃ (kā·’ō·w·rāh)Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 219: Luminousness, prosperity, a plantJump to PreviousAlike Bright Dark Darkness Hide Hideth Light Night Shine Shines Shineth
