Psalms 139:7–16
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
Whither shall I goe from thy spirit? or whither shall I flie from thy presence?
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
*If I ascend vp into heauen, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
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- *Cross-referenceAmos 9.2.,3,4.
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
If I take the wings of the morning: and dwell in the vttermost parts of the Sea:
Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
Euen there shall thy hand leade me: and thy right hand shall hold me.
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
*If I say, Surely the darkenes shall couer me: euen the night shall bee light about me.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceIob 26.6. heb.4.13.
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
††Yea the darkenesse hideth not from thee, but the night shineth as the day: the darknes and the light are both alike to thee.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. darkeneth not.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. as is the darkenes so is the light
For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
For thou hast possessed my reines: thou hast couered me in my mothers wombe.
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
†I will praise thee, for I am fearefully and wonderfully made, marueilous are thy works: and that my soule knoweth right well.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHebr. greatly.
My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
‖My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret: and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, strength or body.
Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
†‖Thine eyes did see my substance yet being vnperfect, and in thy booke all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned: when as yet there was none of them.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. all of them.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, what dayes they should be fashioned.
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From verse 7
- Jeremiah 23:23–24Rank 1 from verse 7
23Am I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off?
24Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.
23 Am I a God at hand, sayth the LORD, and not a God afarre off?
24*Can any hide himselfe in secret places that I shall not see him, saith the LORD? doe not I fill heauen and earth, sayth the LORD?
3But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.
3But Ionah rose vp to flee vnto Tarshish, from the presence of the LORD, and went downe to Ioppa, and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he payed the fare thereof, and went downe into it, to goe with them vnto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
- Jonah 1:10Rank 3 from verse 7
10Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the Lord, because he had told them.
10Then were the men †exceedingly afraid, and saide vnto him; Why hast thou done this? (for the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.)
9Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
9Then Peter saide vnto her, How is it that ye haue agreed together, to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feete of them which haue buried thy husband, are at the doore, and shall cary thee out.
From verse 8
- Amos 9:2–4Rank 1 from verse 8
2Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
3And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:
4And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.
2Though they *digge into hell, thence shall mine hand take them: though they clime vp to heauen, thence will I bring them downe.
3And though they hide themselues in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence, and though they be hid from my sight in the bottome of the Sea, thence will I commaund the serpent, and he shall bite them.
4And though they goe into captiuitie before their enemies, thence will I commaund the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will *set mine eyes vpon them for euill, and not for good.
- Job 34:21–22Rank 2 from verse 8
21For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.
22There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
21*For his eyes are vpon the wayes of man, and he seeth all his goings.
22 There is no darkenes, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquitie may hide themselues.
- Obadiah 1:4Rank 4 from verse 8
- Proverbs 15:11Rank 5 from verse 8
- Ezekiel 28:12–17Rank 7 from verse 8
12Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord God; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
13Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
14Thou art the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.
15Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.
16By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire.
17Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
12Sonne of man, take vp a lamentation vpon the king of Tyrus, and say vnto him, Thus saith the LORD God; Thou sealest vp the summe, full of wisedome and perfect in beautie.
13‖‖‖Thou hast beene in Eden the garden of God; euery precious stone was thy couering, the Sardius, Topaze, and the Diamond, the Beril, the Onyx, and the Iasper, the Saphir, the Emeraude, and the Carbuncle and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee, in the day that thou wast created.
14Thou art the annointed Cherub that couereth: and I haue set thee so; thou wast vpon the holy mountaine of God; thou hast walked vp and downe in the middest of the stones of fire.
15Thou wast perfect in thy wayes from the day that thou wast created, till iniquitie was found in thee.
16By the multitude of thy merchandise they haue filled the middest of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as prophane out of the mountaine of God: and I wil destroy thee, O couering Cherub, from the middest of the stones of fire.
17Thine heart was lifted vp because of thy beautie, thou hast corrupted thy wisedome by reason of thy brightnesse: I will cast thee to the ground: I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee.
From verse 9
- Psalms 19:6Rank 1 from verse 9
- Psalms 74:16–17Rank 2 from verse 9
16The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.
17Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.
16The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sunne.
17†Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: Thou hast made Summer and Winter.
- Malachi 4:2Rank 3 from verse 9
2¶ But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
2¶ *But vnto you that feare my Name, shall the Sunne of righteousnesse arise with healing in his wings, and shall goe foorth and grow vp as calues of the staule.
- Isaiah 24:14–16Rank 4 from verse 9
14They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the Lord, they shall cry aloud from the sea.
15Wherefore glorify ye the Lord in the fires, even the name of the Lord God of Israel in the isles of the sea.
16¶ From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.
14They shal lift vp their voice, they shal sing, for the maiesty of the LORD, they shall crie aloud from the sea.
15‖Wherefore, glorifie ye the LORD in the fires, euen the Name of the LORD God of Israel in the yles of the Sea.
16¶ ††From the vttermost part of the earth haue we heard songs, euen glory to the righteous: but I said, My leannesse, my leannesse, woe vnto me: the treacherous dealers haue dealt treacherously, yea the treacherous dealers haue dealt very treacherously.
- Psalms 18:10Rank 5 from verse 9
From verse 10
- Psalms 23:3Rank 1 from verse 10
- Isaiah 41:13Rank 2 from verse 10
- Psalms 73:23Rank 3 from verse 10
- Psalms 63:8Rank 4 from verse 10
- Psalms 143:9–10Rank 5 from verse 10
9Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
10Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.
9†Deliuer mee, O LORD, from mine enemies: I flie vnto thee to hide me.
10Teach me to doe thy will, for thou art my God, thy spirit is good: leade me into the land of vprightnesse.
From verse 11
- Jeremiah 23:24Rank 2 from verse 11
- Psalms 94:7Rank 3 from verse 11
- Job 22:12–14Rank 4 from verse 11
12Is not God in the height of heaven? and behold the height of the stars, how high they are!
13And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud?
14Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
12 Is not God in the height of heauen? and behold the †height of the starres how high they are.
13And thou sayest, ‖How doth God know? can he iudge through the darke cloude?
14Thicke cloudes are a couering to him that he seeth not, and hee walketh in the circuit of heauen.
- Psalms 10:11–13Rank 5 from verse 11
11He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.
12Arise, O Lord; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.
13Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.
11*Hee hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face, hee will neuer see it.
12‖Arise, O LORD, O God lift vp thine hand: forget not the humble.
13Wherefore doeth the wicked contemne God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it.
- Isaiah 29:15Rank 6 from verse 11
15Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
15*Woe vnto them that seeke deepe to hide their counsell from the LORD, and their workes are in the darke, and they say, Who seeth vs? and who knoweth vs?
From verse 12
- Daniel 2:22Rank 1 from verse 12
- Exodus 20:21Rank 3 from verse 12
- Hebrews 4:13Rank 4 from verse 12
13Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.
13Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked, and opened vnto the eyes of him with whome wee haue to doe.
- Exodus 14:20Rank 6 from verse 12
20And it came between the camp of the Egyptians and the camp of Israel; and it was a cloud and darkness to them, but it gave light by night to these: so that the one came not near the other all the night.
20And it came betweene the campe of the Egyptians, and the campe of Israel, and it was a cloud and darkenesse to them, but it gaue light by night to these: so that the one came not neere the other all the night.
From verse 13
- Jeremiah 1:5Rank 1 from verse 13
5Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
5Before I *formed thee in the bellie, I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the wombe, I *sanctified thee, and I †ordeined thee a Prophet vnto the nations.
- Psalms 119:73Rank 2 from verse 13
- Isaiah 44:2Rank 3 from verse 13
2Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.
2Thus sayeth the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the wombe, which wil helpe thee: Feare not, O Iacob, my seruant, and thou Iesurun, whom I haue chosen.
- Job 10:9–12Rank 5 from verse 13
9Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?
10Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?
11Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews.
12Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.
9Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay, and wilt thou bring me into dust againe?
10*Hast thou not powred me out as milke, and cruddled me like cheese?
11Thou hast cloathed me with skin and flesh, and hast †fenced me with bones and sinewes.
12Thou hast granted me life and fauour, and thy visitation hath preserued my spirit.
- Psalms 22:9–10Rank 6 from verse 13
9But thou art he that took me out of the womb: thou didst make me hope when I was upon my mother’s breasts.
10I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou art my God from my mother’s belly.
9‖But thou art hee that tooke mee out of the wombe; thou didst make me hope, when I was vpon my mothers breasts.
10I was cast vpon thee from the wombe: thou art my God from my mothers belly.
- Psalms 71:6Rank 7 from verse 13
- Isaiah 46:3Rank 8 from verse 13
3¶ Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:
3¶ Hearken vnto me, O house of Iacob, and al the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me, from the belly, which are caried from the wombe.
From verse 14
- Genesis 1:26–27Rank 1 from verse 14
26¶ And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
26¶ And God said, *Let vs make man in our Image, after our likenesse: and let them haue dominion ouer the fish of the sea, and ouer the foule of the aire, and ouer the cattell, and ouer all the earth, and ouer euery creeping thing that creepeth vpon the earth.
27So God created man in his owne Image, in the Image of God created hee him; *male and female created hee them.
- Psalms 111:2Rank 2 from verse 14
- Psalms 104:24Rank 3 from verse 14
- Psalms 92:4–5Rank 4 from verse 14
4For thou, Lord, hast made me glad through thy work: I will triumph in the works of thy hands.
5O Lord, how great are thy works! and thy thoughts are very deep.
4For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy worke: I will triumph in the workes of thy hands.
5O LORD, how great are thy workes! and thy thoughts are very deepe.
- Psalms 40:5Rank 5 from verse 14
5Many, O Lord my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
5‖Many, O LORD my God; are thy wonderfull workes which thou hast done, and thy thoughts, which are to vs ward: they cannot be reckoned vp in order vnto thee: if I would declare and speake of them, they are moe then can be numbred.
- Revelation 15:3Rank 7 from verse 14
3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
3*And they sing the song of Moses the seruant of God, and the song of the Lambe, saying, Great and marueilous are thy workes, Lord God Almightie, *iust and true are thy wayes, thou king of saints.
From verse 15
- Ecclesiastes 11:5Rank 1 from verse 15
5As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.
5As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones doe growe in the wombe of her that is with child: euen so thou knowest not the workes of God who maketh all.
- Psalms 139:13Rank 2 from verse 15
- Job 10:8–11Rank 3 from verse 15
8Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy me.
9Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?
10Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?
11Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews.
8Thine hands †haue made me and fashioned me together round about yet thou doest destroy me.
9Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay, and wilt thou bring me into dust againe?
10*Hast thou not powred me out as milke, and cruddled me like cheese?
11Thou hast cloathed me with skin and flesh, and hast †fenced me with bones and sinewes.
- Psalms 63:9Rank 4 from verse 15
- Ephesians 4:9Rank 5 from verse 15
- Exodus 11:5Rank 6 from verse 15
5And all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the firstborn of the maidservant that is behind the mill; and all the firstborn of beasts.
5And all the first borne in the lande of Egypt shall die, from the first borne of Pharaoh, that sitteth vpon his throne, euen vnto the first borne of the maid seruant that is behind the mill, and all the first borne of beasts.
From verse 16
- Psalms 56:8Rank 1 from verse 16
- Malachi 3:16Rank 2 from verse 16
16¶ Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.
16¶ Then they that feared the LORD, spake often one to another, and the LORD hearkened and heard it, & a booke of remembrance was written before him, for them that feared the LORD, & that thought vpon his name.
- Revelation 20:12Rank 3 from verse 16
12And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
12And I sawe the dead, small and great, stand before God: and the books were opened: & another *booke was opened, which is the booke of life: and the dead were iudged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.
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Psalms 139:7
To what or which place, destination, direction, state, or end.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Sense 1: An immaterial living or personal being distinct from a body. Sense 2: The inward life, disposition, mind, or courage of a person. Sense 3: The Holy Spirit, the divine Spirit of God.
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To run or hasten away, especially from danger or expected evil.
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Psalms 139:8
To go or rise upward to a higher place.
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Sense 1: The firmament or expanse above the earth, including the sky and the region of the sun, moon, stars, clouds, rain, and flying creatures. Sense 2: The realm above spoken of as God's throne and dwelling place, and as the place of angels, heavenly beings, and the righteous. Sense 3: By metonymy, God, heavenly authority or source, or those who dwell there.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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1. The second-person singular present form of be: are, when one person is addressed. 2. Skill, craft, or skilled workmanship used to make or prepare something.
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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.
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Sense 1: A place for rest or sleep. Sense 2: The marriage bed or a place in which something lies. As a verb, to place or lie in a bed.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: A place beneath, associated with the dead, destruction, and confinement. Sense 2: The place of punishment and torment, described as hell fire and fire that never shall be quenched. Sense 3: By figure, the depths, pains, or destructive power of death and overwhelming affliction.
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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.
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Psalms 139:9
To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.
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Sense 1: Feathered or extended parts by which birds and other winged creatures fly. Sense 2: Figuratively, means of swift movement, protective shelter, or spreading reach.
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Sense 1: The beginning or early part of the day, including hours before daylight. Sense 2: The dawn or a beginning compared with dawn.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Farthest, outermost, remotest, last, fullest, or most complete extent, degree, part, or limit.
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Sense 1: Portions or divisions of a whole. Sense 2: Divides, separates, departs, or assigns shares.
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1. A great body or expanse of gathered waters, including a named sea or lake, in which ships and creatures move. 2. The large brazen or molten basin made for the temple and called a sea. 3. Something represented or compared as a sea.
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Psalms 139:10
1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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Sense 1: The part of the body at the end of the arm. Sense 2: Figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.
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Sense 1: A soft, heavy metal. Sense 2: As a verb, to guide, conduct, or go before.
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1. Correct, just, upright, proper, lawful, fitting, true, or due; also a rightful claim or authority. 2. The direction or side opposite the left. 3. Straight, favourable, skilful, or approved. 4. Very, quite, or fully.
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Sense 1: To grasp, seize, cling to, carry, wield, support, or keep fast, literally or figuratively. Sense 2: To keep, retain, possess, maintain, continue in, or adhere to. Sense 3: To restrain, confine, or keep back; to contain or have capacity. Sense 4: To regard, account, or judge. Sense 5: To conduct or celebrate an observance. Sense 6: To endure, prevail, or take effect. Sense 7: In hold one's peace or hold one's tongue, to remain silent. Sense 8: As a noun, a grasp or attachment; a place of confinement, refuge, security, or fortification.
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Psalms 139:11
Sense 1: To speak, declare, tell, or express. Sense 2: What is said.
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Certainly, truly, firmly, or without doubt.
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Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.
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1. The dark part of the daily cycle distinguished from day, from evening until morning, or any portion of it. 2. A time or condition compared with night or darkness.
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Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.
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1. Around or near in place, position, or movement; on every side, in a circuit, from place to place, or turned from one direction or state toward another. 2. Approximately in number, measure, distance, or time. 3. Concerning, occupied with, or engaged in a matter. 4. On the point of, intending, or attempting an action.
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DEFINED WORDS
Psalms 139:12
1. Indeed, marking confirmation, emphasis, addition, continuation, or heightening of what is said; it may also emphasize a question. 2. Yes, expressing an affirmative answer or declaration.
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Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.
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Conceals, keeps from sight or knowledge, or lies concealed.
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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
1. The dark part of the daily cycle distinguished from day, from evening until morning, or any portion of it. 2. A time or condition compared with night or darkness.
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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Brightness or illumination. Sense 2: A source or opening that gives light. Sense 3: Figuratively, truth, knowledge, revelation, life, or favour contrasted with darkness. Sense 4: To illuminate or kindle. Sense 5: To alight or come upon. Sense 6: Slight, easy, swift, or not heavy.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references
Similar; in the same manner or degree.
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DEFINED WORDS
Psalms 139:13
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.
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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of possess, meaning to have, hold, occupy, obtain, or take as one's own.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: The kidneys. Sense 2: Figuratively, the innermost thoughts, affections, or feelings.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Had a covering placed or spread over; hidden, concealed, enclosed, overlaid, clothed, sheltered, or occupied over the surface or extent of something.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: A female parent. Sense 2: Figuratively, a source, chief city, or maternal relation.
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Sense 1: The bodily place in a female where a child is conceived and carried before birth. Sense 2: A source pictured as such a place.
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DEFINED WORDS
Psalms 139:14
1. Commendation, thanksgiving, honour, or good report. 2. To commend, thank, honour, or declare excellence.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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In an awe-inspiring, wonderful, or reverently astonishing manner.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
COMBINED MEANING
wonderfully
In a manner that causes wonder, amazement, or admiration.
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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Plural of work: acts, deeds, labours, operations, products, or things made.
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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.
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1. Correct, just, upright, proper, lawful, fitting, true, or due; also a rightful claim or authority. 2. The direction or side opposite the left. 3. Straight, favourable, skilful, or approved. 4. Very, quite, or fully.
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1. In a good, right, or sound manner. 2. A source of water.
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Psalms 139:15
Put, kept, or placed out of sight, knowledge, discovery, understanding, or danger; concealed, secret, covered, or withheld from perception.
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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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1. Hidden, concealed, private, or not openly known. 2. A hidden matter, counsel, or mystery.
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With careful skill or intricate workmanship.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Worked, laboured, acted, made, formed, fashioned, performed, produced, or brought about.
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Most low, humble, deep, or reduced in rank.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Portions or divisions of a whole. Sense 2: Divides, separates, departs, or assigns shares.
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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.
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DEFINED WORDS
Psalms 139:16
The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.
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Sense 1: To perceive or behold with the eyes or in a vision. Sense 2: To observe, examine, discover, ascertain, consider, understand, know, or recognize. Sense 3: To visit, meet, converse with, or be in the presence of. Sense 4: To experience, undergo, endure, or enjoy. Sense 5: To attend to, take care, ensure, or beware.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.
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Not yet complete or fully formed.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Sense 1: The limbs, organs, faculties, or other constituent parts of a body. Sense 2: Figuratively, persons joined as distinct parts of one body.
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Past-tense or past-participial form of write (to set down, record, or communicate in letters or writing).
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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COMBINED MEANING
continuance
A holding on or remaining in a particular state, or in a course or series.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of fashion, meaning to form, shape, make, or prepare according to a design or likeness.
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6Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
6 Such knowledge is too wonderfull for me: it is high, I cannot attaine vnto it.
7Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
7Whither shall I goe from thy spirit? or whither shall I flie from thy presence?
Selected passage8If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
8*If I ascend vp into heauen, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
Selected passage9If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
9 If I take the wings of the morning: and dwell in the vttermost parts of the Sea:
Selected passage10Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
10Euen there shall thy hand leade me: and thy right hand shall hold me.
Selected passage11If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
11*If I say, Surely the darkenes shall couer me: euen the night shall bee light about me.
Selected passage12Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
12††Yea the darkenesse hideth not from thee, but the night shineth as the day: the darknes and the light are both alike to thee.
Selected passage13For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
13For thou hast possessed my reines: thou hast couered me in my mothers wombe.
Selected passage14I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
14†I will praise thee, for I am fearefully and wonderfully made, marueilous are thy works: and that my soule knoweth right well.
Selected passage15My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
15‖My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret: and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Selected passage16Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.
16†‖Thine eyes did see my substance yet being vnperfect, and in thy booke all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned: when as yet there was none of them.
Selected passage17How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
17*Howe precious also are thy thoughts vnto me, O God: how great is the summe of them?