Psalms 139:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Where may I go from your spirit? how may I go in flight from you?

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Referenced Verses

  • Jonah 1:3 : 3 And Jonah got up to go in flight to Tarshish, away from the Lord; and he went down to Joppa, and saw there a ship going to Tarshish: so he gave them the price of the journey and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish, away from the Lord.
  • Jer 23:23-24 : 23 Am I only a God who is near, says the Lord, and not a God at a distance? 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.
  • Jonah 1:10 : 10 And the men were in great fear, and they said to him, What is this you have done? For the men had knowledge of his flight from the Lord because he had not kept it from them.
  • Acts 5:9 : 9 But Peter said to her, Why have you made an agreement together to be false to the Spirit of the Lord? See, the feet of the young men who have put the body of your husband in the earth, are at the door, and they will take you out.

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    8 If I go up to heaven, you are there: or if I make my bed in the underworld, you are there.

    9 If I take the wings of the morning, and go to the farthest parts of the sea;

    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.

    13 My flesh was made by you, and my parts joined together in my mother's body.

    14 I will give you praise, for I am strangely and delicately formed; your works are great wonders, and of this my soul is fully conscious.

    15 My frame was not unseen by you when I was made secretly, and strangely formed in the lowest parts of the earth.

  • Ps 139:1-6
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    1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> O Lord, you have knowledge of me, searching out all my secrets.

    2 You have knowledge when I am seated and when I get up, you see my thoughts from far away.

    3 You keep watch over my steps and my sleep, and have knowledge of all my ways.

    4 For there is not a word on my tongue which is not clear to you, O Lord.

    5 I am shut in by you on every side, and you have put your hand on me.

    6 Such knowledge is a wonder greater than my powers; it is so high that I may not come near it.

  • Ps 139:23-24
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    23 O God, let the secrets of my heart be uncovered, and let my wandering thoughts be tested:

    24 See if there is any way of sorrow in me, and be my guide in the eternal way.

  • Ps 51:11
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    11 Do not put me away from before you, or take your holy spirit from me.

  • Ps 139:17-18
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    17 How dear are your thoughts to me, O God! how great is the number of them!

    18 If I made up their number, it would be more than the grains of sand; when I am awake, I am still with you.

  • Job 7:19
    73%

    19 How long will it be before your eyes are turned away from me, so that I may have a minute's breathing-space?

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    3 O Jah, if you took note of every sin, who would go free?

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    9 O Lord, take me out of the hands of my haters; my soul is waiting for you.

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    3 When my spirit is overcome, your eyes are on my goings; nets have been secretly placed in the way in which I go.

  • Ps 119:10
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    10 I have made search for you with all my heart: O let me not go wandering far from your teaching.

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    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.

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    1 <For the chief music-maker. Of David.> In the Lord put I my faith; how will you say to my soul, Go in flight like a bird to the mountain?

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    24 Far off is true existence, and very deep; who may have knowledge of it?

  • Job 11:7-8
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    7 Are you able to take God's measure, to make discovery of the limits of the Ruler of all?

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  • Job 26:4
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    4 To whom have your words been said? and whose spirit came out from you?

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    25 Whom have I in heaven but you? and having you I have no desire for anything on earth.

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    8 See, I go forward, but he is not there; and back, but I do not see him;

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    21 Take your hand far away from me; and let me not be overcome by fear of you.

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    13 So that you are turning your spirit against God, and letting such words go out of your mouth?

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    15 And a breath was moving over my face; the hair of my flesh became stiff:

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    6 And I said, If only I had wings like a dove! for then I would go in flight from here and be at rest.

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    1 <A Psalm. Of David.> Lord, who may have a resting-place in your tent, a living-place on your holy hill?

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    4 For you have put me down into the deep, into the heart of the sea; and the river was round about me; all your waves and your rolling waters went over me.

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    4 Because of this my spirit is overcome; and my heart is full of fear.

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    4 Yes, though I go through the valley of deep shade, I will have no fear of evil; for you are with me, your rod and your support are my comfort.

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    7 Be quick in answering me, O Lord, for the strength of my spirit is gone: let me see your face, so that I may not be like those who go down into the underworld.

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    11 See, he goes past me and I see him not: he goes on before, but I have no knowledge of him.

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    28 But I have knowledge of your getting up and your resting, of your going out and your coming in.

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    12 Am I a sea, or a sea-beast, that you put a watch over me?

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    8 When you said, Make search for my face, my heart said to you, For your face will I make my search.