Psalms 139:11

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וָ֭אֹמַר אַךְ־חֹ֣שֶׁךְ יְשׁוּפֵ֑נִי וְ֝לַ֗יְלָה א֣וֹר בַּעֲדֵֽנִי׃

Transliteration

And-ʾōmar surely-ḥōšek yəšûpēnî; and-laylâ ʾôr baʿădēnî

Grammar Details

*ʾōmar*: verb, Qal imperfect 1st person singular + waw consecutive - and I say
*ḥōšek*: noun, masculine singular - darkness
*yəšûpēnî*: verb, Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - it overwhelms me
*laylâ*: noun, masculine singular - night
*ʾôr*: noun, masculine singular - light
*baʿădēnî*: preposition + 1st person singular suffix - around me/about me

Word Meanings

*ʾōmar*: say/speak/think
*ḥōšek*: darkness/obscurity
*yəšûpēnî*: overwhelm me/cover me/crush me/bruise me
*laylâ*: night/nighttime
*ʾôr*: light/daylight
*baʿădēnî*: around me/about me/surrounding me

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

Job 12:22 : 22 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
Ps 94:7 : 7 Yet they say{H8799)}, The LORD shall not see{H8799)}, neither shall the God of Jacob regard{H8799)} it.
Jer 23:24 : 24 Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.
Isa 29:15 : 15 Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
Job 22:12-14 : 12 Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are! 13 And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud? 14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
Ps 10:11-13 : 11 He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it. 12 Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble. 13 Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.

Similar Verses (AI)

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12Yea, 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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7Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
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Ezek 32:8
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