Psalms 139:9–10
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.
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- 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
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- 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.
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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.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
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.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
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8If 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.
9If 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.