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Psalms 139:8

Psalms chapter 139 · verse 8 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there.

Context

v.7Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

v.8This passage

v.9If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Job 26:6

    Sheol is naked beforeGod, And Abaddon hath no covering.

  • Jonah 2:2

    And he said, I called by reason of mine affliction unto Jehovah, And he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol cried I, And thou heardest my voice.

  • Obadiah 1:4

    Though thou mount on high as the eagle, and though thy nest be set among the stars, I will bring thee down from thence, saith Jehovah.

  • Amos 9:2

    Though they dig into Sheol, thence shall my hand take them; and though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down.

  • Proverbs 15:11

    Sheol and Abaddon are before Jehovah; How much more then the hearts of the children of men!

  • Job 34:21

    For his eyes are upon the ways of a man, And he seeth all his goings.