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OET-LV Also darkness not it_is_[too]_dark to_you and_night as_the_day it_shines as/like as_the.
UHB וָ֭אֹמַר אַךְ־חֹ֣שֶׁךְ יְשׁוּפֵ֑נִי וְ֝לַ֗יְלָה א֣וֹר בַּעֲדֵֽנִי׃ ‡
(vāʼomar ʼak-ḩoshek yəshūfēnī vəlaylāh ʼōr baˊₐdēnī.)
Key: khaki: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).
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. )
BrTr 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.
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,’
WEBBE If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me.
⇔ The light around me will be night,”
WMBB (Same as above)
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;
Moff 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.
Drby 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;
Wbstr If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
KJB-1769 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
KJB-1611 [fn]If I say, Surely the darkenes shall couer me: euen the night shall bee light about me.
(If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me: even the night shall be light about me.)
139:11 Iob 26.6. heb.4.13.
Bshps 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 cover me: and the night shall be day for me,)
Gnva 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. )
Cvdl Yee the darcknesse is no darcknesse with the, but the night is as cleare as the daye, the darcknesse & light are both alike.
(Ye/You_all the darknessse is no darknessse with them, but the night is as clear 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.)
Luth 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;)
ClVg Cadent super eos carbones; in ignem dejicies eos: in miseriis non subsistent.[fn]
(Cadent over 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 over them. AUG. Vel carbones ignis in terra, etc., until to whence Apostolus: Aliis sumus odor of_life in vitam, aliis odor mortis in mortem II Cor. 2.
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).
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
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.