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Psalms 139:7 — Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy…
“Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?”
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The verses around Psalms 139:7.
5Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
7Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
8If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
9If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Verse explanation
The question opens a kind of thought experiment: testing, one by one, every possible place to flee from God’s presence, which the following verses will work through.
From the Psalms 139 study in Bible in Stories.
Psalms 139:7 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Para onde me irei do teu Espirito, ou para onde fugirei da tua face?
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Para onde eu escaparia de teu Espírito? E para onde fugiria de tua presença?
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
¿A dónde puedo ir donde ya no estés? ¿A dónde puedo correr para escapar de tu presencia?
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In other languages: Português (Salmos 139:7) · Español (Salmos 139:7)
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