Psalm 139:7-9
GOD’S WORD Translation
7 Where can I go ⌞to get away⌟ from your Spirit?
Where can I run ⌞to get away⌟ from you?
8 If I go up to heaven, you are there.
If I make my bed in hell, you are there.
9 If I climb upward on the rays of the morning sun
⌞or⌟ land on the most distant shore of the sea where the sun sets,
Psalm 139:7-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 Where can I go from your spirit?
From your presence, where can I flee?
8 If I ascend to the heavens, you are there;
if I lie down in Sheol, there you are.(A)
9 If I take the wings of dawn[a]
and dwell beyond the sea,
Footnotes
- 139:9 Take the wings of dawn: go to the extremities of the east. Beyond the sea: uttermost bounds of the west; the sea is the Mediterranean.
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