Psalms 139:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.”
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“even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Even the darkness hideth not from thee, But the night shineth as the day: The darkness and the light are both aliketo thee.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Also darkness hideth not from Thee, And night as day shineth, as <FI>is<Fi> darkness so <FI>is<Fi> light.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 139:12 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 14:20so that it came between the camps of Egypt and Israel. The cloud was there in the darkness, but it lit up the night. So all night long neither camp went near the other.
- Exodus 20:21And the people stood at a distance as Moses approached the thick darkness where God was.
- Job 26:6Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.
- Job 34:22There is no darkness or deep shadow where the workers of iniquity can hide.
- Daniel 2:22He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.
- Hebrews 4:13Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight; everything is uncovered and exposed before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).