Psalms 139:12

In 11 translations

BSB

even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.

KJV

Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.hideth…: Heb. darkeneth notthe darkness and…: Heb. as is the darkness, so is the light

WEB

even the darkness doesn’t hide from you, but the night shines as the day. The darkness is like light to you.

ASV

Even the darkness hideth not from thee, But the night shineth as the day: The darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

LSV

Also darkness does not hide from You, || And night shines as day, || As [is] darkness so [is] light.

YLT

Also darkness hideth not from Thee, And night as day shineth, as [is] darkness so [is] light.

DBY

Even darkness hideth not from thee, and the night shineth as the day: the darkness is as the light.

DRC138:12

But darkness shall not be dark to thee, and night shall be light as day: the darkness thereof, and the light thereof are alike to thee.

GNV

Yea, the darkenes hideth not from thee: but the night shineth as the day: the darkenes and light are both alike.

JPS

Even the darkness is not too dark for Thee, but the night shineth as the day; the darkness is even as the light.

LXXE138:12

For darkness will not be darkness with thee; but night will be light as day: as its darkness, so shall its light be to thee.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

גַּם־חֹשֶׁךְ֮ לֹֽא־יַחְשִׁ֪יךְ מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָ וְ֭לַיְלָה כַּיּ֣וֹם יָאִ֑יר כַּ֝חֲשֵׁיכָ֗ה כָּאוֹרָֽה׃

LXX-Br138:12

Ὅτι σκότος οὐ σκοτισθήσεται ἀπὸ σοῦ, καὶ νὺξ ὡς ἡμέρα φωτισθήσεται· ὡς τὸ σκότος αὐτῆς, οὕτως καὶ τὸ φῶς αὐτῆς.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Daniel 2:22He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.
• Job 34:22There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.
• Exodus 20:21And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
• Hebrews 4:13Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
• Job 26:6Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.
• Exodus 14:20so that it came between the camps of Egypt and Israel. The cloud was there in the darkness, but it lit up the night. So all night long neither camp went near the other.

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