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Psalm 139:12
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KJ21
Yea, the darkness hideth not from Thee, but the night shineth as the day; the darkness and the light are both alike to Thee.
ASV
Even the darkness hideth not from thee, But the night shineth as the day: The darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
AMP
Even the darkness is not dark to You and conceals nothing from You, But the night shines as bright as the day; Darkness and light are alike to You.
AMPC
Even the darkness hides nothing from You, but the night shines as the day; the darkness and the light are both alike to You.
BRG
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
CSB
even the darkness is not dark to you. The night shines like the day; darkness and light are alike to you.
CSBA
even the darkness is not dark to you. The night shines like the day; darkness and light are alike to you.
CEB
even then the darkness isn’t too dark for you! Nighttime would shine bright as day, because darkness is the same as light to you!
CJB
even darkness like this is not too dark for you; rather, night is as clear as day, darkness and light are the same.
CEV
But you see in the dark because daylight and dark are all the same to you.
DARBY
Even darkness hideth not from thee, and the night shineth as the day: the darkness is as the light.
DRA
A man full of tongue shall not be established in the earth: evil shall catch the unjust man unto destruction.
ERV
Even the darkness is not dark to you. The night is as bright as the day. Darkness and light are the same.
EASY
But it is never too dark for you to see. For you, the night has as much light as the day. Darkness and light are the same to you!
EHV
then even the darkness will not be too dark for you. The night will be as light as the day. Darkness and light are the same to you.
ESV
even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is bright as the day, for darkness is as light with you.
ESVUK
even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is bright as the day, for darkness is as light with you.
EXB
But even the darkness is not dark to you. The night ·is as light as [shines like] the day; darkness and light are the same to you.
GNV
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee: but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and light are both alike.
GW
even the darkness is not too dark for you. Night is as bright as day. Darkness and light are the same ⌞to you⌟.
GNT
but even darkness is not dark for you, and the night is as bright as the day. Darkness and light are the same to you.
HCSB
even the darkness is not dark to You. The night shines like the day; darkness and light are alike to You.
ICB
But even the darkness is not dark to you. The night is as light as the day. Darkness and light are the same to you.
ISV
even darkness isn’t dark to you, darkness and light are the same to you.
JUB
Even the darkness does not hide from thee; but the night shines as the day; the darkness is as the light.
KJV
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
AKJV
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
LSB
Even the darkness is not too dark for You, And the night is as bright as the day. Darkness and light are alike to You.
LEB
even the darkness is not too dark for you, and the night shines as the day— the darkness and the light are alike for you.
TLB
For even darkness cannot hide from God; to you the night shines as bright as day. Darkness and light are both alike to you.
MSG
Is there anyplace I can go to avoid your Spirit? to be out of your sight? If I climb to the sky, you’re there! If I go underground, you’re there! If I flew on morning’s wings to the far western horizon, You’d find me in a minute— you’re already there waiting! Then I said to myself, “Oh, he even sees me in the dark! At night I’m immersed in the light!” It’s a fact: darkness isn’t dark to you; night and day, darkness and light, they’re all the same to you.
MEV
even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines as the day, for the darkness is like light to You.
NOG
even the darkness is not too dark for you. Night is as bright as day. Darkness and light are the same to you.
NABRE
Darkness is not dark for you, and night shines as the day. Darkness and light are but one.
NASB
Even darkness is not dark to You, And the night is as bright as the day. Darkness and light are alike to You.
NASB1995
Even the darkness is not dark to You, And the night is as bright as the day. Darkness and light are alike to You.
NCB
even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day, for to you darkness and light are the same.
NCV
But even the darkness is not dark to you. The night is as light as the day; darkness and light are the same to you.
NET
even the darkness is not too dark for you to see, and the night is as bright as day; darkness and light are the same to you.
NIRV
Even that darkness would not be dark to you. The night would shine like the day, because darkness is like light to you.
NIV
even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.
NIVUK
even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.
NKJV
Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day; The darkness and the light are both alike to You.
NLV
even the darkness is not dark to You. And the night is as bright as the day. Darkness and light are the same to You.
NLT
but even in darkness I cannot hide from you. To you the night shines as bright as day. Darkness and light are the same to you.
NRSVA
even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day, for darkness is as light to you.
NRSVACE
even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day, for darkness is as light to you.
NRSVCE
even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day, for darkness is as light to you.
NRSVUE
even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day, for darkness is as light to you.
OJB
Even the choshech is not dark to Thee; but the lailah shineth as the yom; the choshech and the ohr are both alike to Thee.
RGT
Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, but the night shines as the day. The darkness and light are both alike.
RSV
even the darkness is not dark to thee, the night is bright as the day; for darkness is as light with thee.
RSVCE
even the darkness is not dark to thee, the night is bright as the day; for darkness is as light with thee.
TLV
even darkness is not dark for You, and night is as bright as day— darkness and light are alike.
VOICE
You can see in the dark, for it is not dark to Your eyes. For You the night is just as bright as the day. Darkness and light are the same to Your eyes.
WEB
even the darkness doesn’t hide from you, but the night shines as the day. The darkness is like light to you.
WYC
For why darknesses shall not be made dark from thee, and the night shall be lightened as the day; as the darknesses thereof, so and the light thereof. (But the darkness shall not be dark for thee, and the night shall be like the daylight; yea, to you, the darkness is no different than the light.)
YLT
Also darkness hideth not from Thee, And night as day shineth, as [is] darkness so [is] light.
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