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Psa 139 V1V2V3V4V5V6V7V8V9V10V12V13V14V15V16V17V18V19V20V21V22V23V24

Parallel PSA 139:11

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BI Psa 139:11 ©

OET (OET-RV) ◙
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OET-LVAlso darkness not it_is_[too]_dark to_you and_night as_the_day it_shines as/like as_the.

UHBוָ֭⁠אֹמַר אַךְ־חֹ֣שֶׁךְ יְשׁוּפֵ֑⁠נִי וְ֝⁠לַ֗יְלָה א֣וֹר בַּעֲדֵֽ⁠נִי׃ 
   (vā⁠ʼomar ʼak-ḩoshek yəshūfē⁠nī və⁠laylāh ʼōr baˊₐdē⁠nī.)

Key: yellow:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT If I said, “Surely the darkness will cover me,
 ⇔ and the light will become night around me,”

UST I could wish for the darkness to hide me,
 ⇔ or I could wish for the light around me to become darkness.


BSB If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me,
⇔ and the light become night around me”—

OEB  ⇔ If I say, ‘Let the darkness cover me,
⇔ and night be the light about me,’

WEB If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me.
⇔ The light around me will be night,”

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

LSV And I say, “Surely darkness bruises me,”
Then night [is] light to me.

FBV If I asked the darkness to hide me, and light to become night around me,

T4T  ⇔ I could request the darkness to hide me,
 ⇔ or I could request the light around me to become darkness,

LEB•  and the light around me will be as night,”

BBE If I say, Only let me be covered by the dark, and the light about me be night;

MOF If I say “The dark will screen me,
⇔ the night will hide me in its curtains,”

JPS And if I say: 'Surely the darkness shall envelop me, and the light about me shall be night';

ASV If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me,
 ⇔ And the light about me shall be night;

DRA Burning coals shall fall upon them; thou wilt cast them down into the fire: in miseries they shall not be able to stand.

YLT And I say, 'Surely darkness bruiseth me, Then night [is] light to me.

DBY And if I say, Surely darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night;

RV If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, and the light about me shall be night;

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

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

BB And yf I say peraduenture the darknesse shall couer me: and the night shalbe day for me,
  (And if I say peraduenture the darkness shall couer me: and the night shall be day for me,)

GNV If I say, Yet the darkenes shall hide me, euen the night shalbe light about me.
  (If I say, Yet the darkness shall hide me, even the night shall be light about me. )

CB Yee the darcknesse is no darcknesse with the, but the night is as cleare as the daye, the darcknesse & light are both alike.
  (Yee the darknessse is no darknessse with them, but the night is as cleare as the day, the darknessse and light are both alike.)

WYC Colis schulen falle on hem, thou schalt caste hem doun in to fier; in wretchidnessis thei schulen not stonde.
  (Colis should fall on them, thou/you shalt cast/threw them down in to fire; in wretchidnessis they should not stand.)

LUT Spräche ich: Finsternis möge mich decken, so muß die Nacht auch Licht um mich sein;
  (Spräche ich: darkness möge me decken, so must the night also light around/by/for me sein;)

CLV Cadent super eos carbones; in ignem dejicies eos: in miseriis non subsistent.[fn]
  (Cadent super them carbones; in ignem deyicies them: in miseriis not/no subsistent.)


139.11 Cadent super eos. AUG. Vel carbones ignis in terra, etc., usque ad unde Apostolus: Aliis sumus odor vitæ in vitam, aliis odor mortis in mortem II Cor. 2.


139.11 Cadent super them. AUG. Vel carbones ignis in terra, etc., usque to whence Apostolus: Aliis sumus odor of_life in vitam, aliis odor mortis in mortem II Cor. 2.

BRN Coals of fire shall fall upon them on the earth; and thou shalt cast them down in afflictions: they shall not bear up under them.

BrLXX Πεσοῦνται ἐπʼ αὐτοὺς ἄνθρακες πυρὸς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ καταβαλεῖς αὐτοὺς ἐν ταλαιπωρίαις, οὐ μὴ ὑποστῶσιν.
  (Pesountai epʼ autous anthrakes puros epi taʸs gaʸs, kai katabaleis autous en talaipōriais, ou maʸ hupostōsin. )


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

Ps 139 In this wisdom psalm, the psalmist opens every aspect of his being, character, behavior, and speech to God’s examination. As hard as life is, he wants to ensure his own growth in wisdom so that he does not come under God’s judgment of the wicked (141:5; 142:3; 143:8, 10; 144:3-4). Further, the poet recognizes that he cannot escape from the Lord. His sense of stress disappears when he considers the Lord’s loving care for him, even before birth (139:13-18). He then invites the Lord to continue examining him as he walks in the path of wisdom (139:23-24).

TTNTyndale Theme Notes:

The Heart in the Psalms

The Hebrew words leb and lebab (both meaning “heart”) are hard to translate because they rarely refer to the physical human heart. Rather, these terms usually refer to the center of one’s being, an image for a person’s thought life, reflections, and will. The story of the heart reveals a person’s commitment and direction in life.

The hearts of the wicked are cunning and scheming (Ps 58:2; 64:6; 140:2). The wicked are deceptive, hypocritical, greedy, jealous, and lacking in integrity (10:3; 28:3; 41:6; 55:21; 62:4; 141:4). As time goes on, they become more arrogant, callous, and stubborn (14:1; 17:10; 73:7; 78:8; 81:12; 95:8, 10; 101:5; 119:70). The wicked are only committed to themselves (78:37), and their destructive way of life (5:9) leads to their own destruction.

Meanwhile, the psalmists openly confess their sorrow, trouble, anguish, and despair (13:2; 22:14; 25:17; 38:8, 10; 40:12; 55:4; 61:2; 69:20; 73:21, 26; 109:22; 143:4; 147:3). Through their pain, their hearts grow. They pray intensely (62:8; 119:145), long for God (84:2), trust in him (28:7), and open their hearts to God’s examination (7:9; 17:3; 26:2; 139:1-6, 23). Their commitment does not waver, and their hearts are pure (24:4; 51:10; 73:1, 13) and contented (131:1), even when broken. As their broken hearts (34:17-18; 51:17) are healed by the Lord (147:3), they become strong, confident (27:3, 14; 31:24; 57:7; 108:1; 112:7-8; 138:3), and full of life (22:26; 69:32). In the end, the Lord satisfies them and gives them the desires of their hearts (20:4; 21:2; 37:4). This fills the godly with joy and praise (4:7; 9:1; 13:5; 16:7, 9; 19:8; 30:11-12; 33:21; 86:12; 89:50; 102:4; 105:3; 111:1; 119:7, 111; 138:1).

Passages for Further Study

Pss 7:9; 9:1; 13:2; 14:1; 16:7-9; 17:3; 19:8; 20:4; 21:2; 22:14, 26; 24:4; 26:2; 27:3, 14; 28:3, 7; 33:21; 34:17-18; 37:4; 38:8, 10; 51:10, 17; 55:4, 21; 57:7; 58:2; 61:2; 62:4, 8-10; 64:6; 69:20; 73:1, 7, 13, 21, 26; 78:8, 37; 81:12; 84:2; 86:12; 89:50; 95:8, 10; 102:4; 108:1; 109:22; 111:1; 119:70, 111, 145; 131:1; 138:1; 139:1-24; 140:2; 147:3


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

If I said, “Surely the darkness will cover me

(Some words not found in UHB: and,say surely darkness cover,me and,night light around,me )

The psalmist speaks of the night as if it were a blanket that could conceal him.

BI Psa 139:11 ©