Psalms 139:8

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

If I were to ascend to heaven, you would be there. If I were to sprawl out in Sheol, there you would be.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 26:6 : 6 The underworld is naked before God; the place of destruction lies uncovered.
  • Prov 15:11 : 11 Death and Destruction are before the LORD– how much more the hearts of humans!
  • Amos 9:2-4 : 2 Even if they could dig down into the netherworld, my hand would pull them up from there. Even if they could climb up to heaven, I would drag them down from there. 3 Even if they were to hide on the top of Mount Carmel, I would hunt them down and take them from there. Even if they tried to hide from me at the bottom of the sea, from there I would command the Sea Serpent to bite them. 4 Even when their enemies drive them into captivity, from there I will command the sword to kill them. I will not let them out of my sight; they will experience disaster, not prosperity.”
  • Jonah 2:2 : 2 and said,“I called out to the LORD from my distress, and he answered me; from the belly of Sheol I cried out for help, and you heard my prayer.
  • Obad 1:4 : 4 Even if you were to soar high like an eagle, even if you were to make your nest among the stars, I can bring you down even from there!” says the LORD.
  • Ezek 28:12-17 : 12 “Son of man, sing a lament for the king of Tyre, and say to him,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says:“‘You were the sealer of perfection, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty. 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone was your covering, the ruby, topaz, and emerald, the chrysolite, onyx, and jasper, the sapphire, turquoise, and beryl; your settings and mounts were made of gold. On the day you were created they were prepared. 14 I placed you there with an anointed guardian cherub; you were on the holy mountain of God; you walked about amidst fiery stones. 15 You were blameless in your behavior from the day you were created, until sin was discovered in you. 16 In the abundance of your trade you were filled with violence, and you sinned; so I defiled you and banished you from the mountain of God– the guardian cherub expelled you from the midst of the stones of fire. 17 Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom on account of your splendor. I threw you down to the ground; I placed you before kings, that they might see you.
  • Job 34:21-22 : 21 For his eyes are on the ways of an individual, he observes all a person’s steps. 22 There is no darkness, and no deep darkness, where evildoers can hide themselves.

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    9If I were to fly away on the wings of the dawn, and settle down on the other side of the sea,

    10even there your hand would guide me, your right hand would grab hold of me.

    11If I were to say,“Certainly the darkness will cover me, and the light will turn to night all around me,”

    12even the darkness is not too dark for you to see, and the night is as bright as day; darkness and light are the same to you.

    13Certainly you made my mind and heart; you wove me together in my mother’s womb.

    14I will give you thanks because your deeds are awesome and amazing. You knew me thoroughly;

    15my bones were not hidden from you, when I was made in secret and sewed together in the depths of the earth.

  • Ps 139:1-7
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    1For the music director, a psalm of David. O LORD, you examine me and know.

    2You know when I sit down and when I get up; even from far away you understand my motives.

    3You carefully observe me when I travel or when I lie down to rest; you are aware of everything I do.

    4Certainly my tongue does not frame a word without you, O LORD, being thoroughly aware of it.

    5You squeeze me in from behind and in front; you place your hand on me.

    6Your knowledge is beyond my comprehension; it is so far beyond me, I am unable to fathom it.

    7Where can I go to escape your Spirit? Where can I flee to escape your presence?

  • Ps 139:17-18
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    17How difficult it is for me to fathom your thoughts about me, O God! How vast is their sum total!

    18If I tried to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. Even if I finished counting them, I would still have to contend with you.

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    8It is higher than the heavens– what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol– what can you know?

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    2Even if they could dig down into the netherworld, my hand would pull them up from there. Even if they could climb up to heaven, I would drag them down from there.

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    3If you, O LORD, were to keep track of sins, O Lord, who could stand before you?

  • Job 17:13
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    13If I hope for the grave to be my home, if I spread out my bed in darkness,

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    23But I am continually with you; you hold my right hand.

    24You guide me by your wise advice, and then you will lead me to a position of honor.

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    6You place me in the lowest regions of the Pit, in the dark places, in the watery depths.

  • Ps 139:23-24
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    23Examine me, O God, and probe my thoughts! Test me, and know my concerns!

    24See if there is any idolatrous way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way!

  • Jonah 2:6
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    6I went down to the very bottoms of the mountains; the gates of the netherworld barred me in forever; but you brought me up from the Pit, O LORD, my God.

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    4Even when I must walk through the darkest valley, I fear no danger, for you are with me; your rod and your staff reassure me.

  • Isa 14:15
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    15But you were brought down to Sheol, to the remote slopes of the Pit.

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    3O LORD, you pulled me up from Sheol; you rescued me from among those descending into the grave.

  • Job 14:13
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  • Jer 23:24
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    24“Do you really think anyone can hide himself where I cannot see him?” the LORD asks.“Do you not know that I am everywhere?” the LORD asks.

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    3The ropes of death tightened around me, the snares of Sheol confronted me. I was confronted with trouble and sorrow.

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    6The ropes of Sheol tightened around me; the snares of death trapped me.

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    5The ropes of Sheol tightened around me, the snares of death trapped me.

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    10You will not abandon me to Sheol; you will not allow your faithful follower to see the Pit.

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    12“Is not God on high in heaven? And see the lofty stars, how high they are!

  • Ps 71:20
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    20Though you have allowed me to experience much trouble and distress, revive me once again! Bring me up once again from the depths of the earth!

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    16The Present Condition“Surely now you count my steps; then you would not mark my sin.

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    4God’s questions to Job“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you possess understanding!

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    9For you have taken refuge in the LORD, my shelter, the Most High.

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    13If I say,“My bed will comfort me, my couch will ease my complaint,”

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    11Is your loyal love proclaimed in the grave, or your faithfulness in the place of the dead?

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    9Sheol below is stirred up about you, ready to meet you when you arrive. It rouses the spirits of the dead for you, all the former leaders of the earth; it makes all the former kings of the nations rise from their thrones.

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    3Even when my strength leaves me, you watch my footsteps. In the path where I walk they have hidden a trap for me.

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    11The heavens belong to you, as does the earth. You made the world and all it contains.

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    3You threw me into the deep waters, into the middle of the sea; the ocean current engulfed me; all the mighty waves you sent swept over me.

    4I thought I had been banished from your sight, that I would never again see your holy temple!

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    13For you will extend your great loyal love to me, and will deliver my life from the depths of Sheol.