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Psa 139 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18 V19 V20 V21 V22 V23 V24
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OET-LV If I_will_ascend heavens [are]_there you and_make_bed Shəʼōl there_you.
UHB אָ֭נָ֥ה אֵלֵ֣ךְ מֵרוּחֶ֑ךָ וְ֝אָ֗נָה מִפָּנֶ֥יךָ אֶבְרָֽח׃ ‡
(ʼānāh ʼēlēk mērūḩekā vəʼānāh mipāneykā ʼeⱱrāḩ.)
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 Εἶπα τῷ Κυρίῳ, Θεός μου εἶ σὺ· ἐνώτισαι, Κύριε, τὴν φωνὴν τῆς δεήσεώς μου.
(Eipa tōi Kuriōi, Theos mou ei su; enōtisai, Kurie, taʸn fōnaʸn taʸs deaʸseōs mou. )
BrTr I said to the Lord, Thou art my God; hearken, O Lord, to the voice of my supplication.
ULT Where can I go from your Spirit?
⇔ Where can I flee from your presence?
UST Where could I go to escape from your Spirit?
⇔ Where could I go to get away from you?
BSB ⇔ Where can I go to escape Your Spirit?
⇔ Where can I flee from Your presence?
OEB ⇔ Whither shall I go from your spirit?
⇔ Or whither shall I flee from your face?
WEBBE Where could I go from your Spirit?
⇔ Or where could I flee from your presence?
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Where can I go to escape your spirit?
⇔ Where can I flee to escape your presence?
LSV To where do I go from Your Spirit? And to where do I flee from Your face?
FBV Where can I go that you're not already there? Where can I run to escape your presence?
T4T ⇔ ◄Where could I go to escape from your Spirit?/I could not go anywhere to escape from your Spirit.► [RHQ]
⇔ ◄Where could I go to get away from you?/I could not go anywhere to get away from you.► [RHQ]
LEB • or where can I flee from your presence?
BBE Where may I go from your spirit? how may I go in flight from you?
Moff ⇔ Where could I go from thy Spirit,
⇔ where could I flee from thy face?
JPS Whither shall I go from Thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from Thy presence?
ASV Whither shall I go from thy Spirit?
⇔ Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
DRA I said to the Lord: Thou art my God: hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication.
YLT Whither do I go from Thy Spirit? And whither from Thy face do I flee?
Drby Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? and whither flee from thy presence?
RV Whither shall I from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
Wbstr Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
KJB-1769 ⇔ Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
( ⇔ Whither shall I go from thy/your spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy/your presence? )
KJB-1611 Whither shall I goe from thy spirit? or whither shall I flie from thy presence?
(Whither shall I go from thy/your spirit? or whither shall I flie from thy/your presence?)
Bshps Whyther can I go from thy spirite: or whyther can I flee away from thy face?
(Whyther can I go from thy/your spirit: or whyther can I flee away from thy/your face?)
Gnva Whither shall I goe from thy Spirite? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
(Whither shall I go from thy/your Spirite? or whither shall I flee from thy/your presence? )
Cvdl Yf I clymme vp in to heauen, thou art there: yf I go downe to hell, thou art there also.
(If I clymme up in to heaven, thou/you art there: if I go down to hell, thou/you art there also.)
Wycl I seide to the Lord, Thou art mi God; Lord, here thou the vois of my biseching.
(I said to the Lord, Thou art mi God; Lord, here thou/you the voice of my biseching.)
Luth Wo soll ich hingehen vor deinem Geist und wo soll ich hinfliehen vor deinem Angesicht?
(Where should I hingehen before/in_front_of your spirit and where should I hinfliehen before/in_front_of your face?)
ClVg Dixi Domino: Deus meus es tu; exaudi, Domine, vocem deprecationis meæ.[fn]
(Dixi Master: God mine you_are tu; exaudi, Domine, vocem deprecationis meæ. )
139.7 Dixi Domino. ID. Diapsalma. Secunda pars, quod auxilium contra mala, quasi dicat, tot modis mali impugnant, et quod est remedium inter tot et tanta mala? Dixi Domino: Deus meus. Magna fiducia, etsi omnium Deus, proprie tamen eorum qui eo fruuntur. Exaudi, Domine, vocem deprecationis meæ. ID. Vox hominum et anima eorum, etc., usque ad non ut homines Domini, qui emunt saccello, tu sanguine.
139.7 Dixi Master. ID. Diapsalma. Secunda pars, that auxilium on_the_contrary mala, as_if let_him_say, tot modis mali impugnant, and that it_is remedium between tot and tanta mala? Dixi Master: God meus. Magna fiducia, etsi omnium God, properly tamen their who eo fruuntur. Exaudi, Domine, vocem deprecationis meæ. ID. The_voice of_men and anima their, etc., until to not/no as homines Master, who emunt saccello, you sanguine.
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 / rquestion
Where can I go from your Spirit? & Where can I flee from your presence?
(Some words not found in UHB: where go from,Spirit,your and,where from,presence,your flee )
These two questions are in parallel. The psalmist says that he cannot go away from God’s presence. Alternate translation: “I cannot escape from your Spirit.” (See also: figs-parallelism)