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- Chapter 139
- Verse 11
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
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Gill's Exposition
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee,.... Any thing that is done by men in it; or "darkeneth not from thee" (i), or causeth such darkness as to hinder the sight of any action committed. The Targum…
Barnes' Notes
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me - If I seek to find refuge in the darkness of the night so that God would not see me. The word rendered “cover” - שׁוף shûph - means properly to snap, to…
It is of great use to us to know the certainty of the things wherein we have been instructed, that we may not only believe them, but be able to tell why we believe them, and to give a reason of the…
And if I say, Nay, but darkness might shroud me,
And the light about me become night;
Even darkness hideth not from thee, &c.
It is as impossible to hide from God under cover of darkness as it is…
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