King James Version
Psalms 139:11 in the King James Version says “If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 139 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.”
Psalms 139:11 · KJV
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
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 not the darkness and: Heb. as is the darkness, so is the light
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Surely the darkness”
H2822the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
“me even the night”
H3915properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e., night; figuratively, adversity
“shall be light”
H216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)
“about me”
H1157in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc
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