The Meaning of Psalms 139:12 Explained

Psalms 139:12

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.

YLT: Also darkness hideth not from Thee, And night as day shineth, as is darkness so is light.

Darby: Even darkness hideth not from thee, and the night shineth as the day: the darkness is as the light.

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 .

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 139:12?

MEANING: What does Psalms 139:12 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 139:12 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 139:12?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Yea, the darkness  hideth  not from thee; but the night  shineth  as the day:  the darkness  and the light  [are] both alike [to thee]. 

What does Psalms 139:12 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 139:1-13 - The All-Seeing God
The psalmist speaks as if there were only two beings in the universe-God and himself. In all literature there is no nobler conception of the divine attributes.
God's omniscience, Psalms 139:1-6. The downsittings of life are times of weariness, depression, failure, shortcoming, and inconsistency, when we are far short of our best. Our uprisings are our strongest, happiest, holiest moments, when we are at our best. God knows all. He cannot be surprised. He besets us before-the future is full of Him-and behind, as the wave follows closely in the wake of the bather or the rear guard the march. His hand is laid upon us, shielding and protecting. His winnowing-fan is ever detecting every grain of wheat and extracting it from the chaff.
God's omnipresence, Psalms 139:7-12. It is impossible to flee from God. However thick the foliage, it cannot separate the sinner from those eyes of love and fire. This thought is terrible to those who are not at peace with Him, but delightful to those who love. Be of good cheer, lonely one; thy night of sorrow is as the day-full of Him. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 139

1  David praises God for his all-seeing providence
17  And for this infinite mercies
19  He defies the wicked
23  He prays for sincerity

What do the individual words in Psalms 139:12 mean?

Indeed the darkness not shall hide from You but the night as the day Shines the darkness both alike [to You] the and light [are]
גַּם־ חֹשֶׁךְ֮ לֹֽא־ יַחְשִׁ֪יךְ מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָ וְ֭לַיְלָה כַּיּ֣וֹם יָאִ֑יר כַּ֝חֲשֵׁיכָ֗ה כָּאוֹרָֽה

גַּם־  Indeed 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: גַּם  
Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
חֹשֶׁךְ֮  the  darkness 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֹשֶׁךְ  
Sense: darkness, obscurity.
יַחְשִׁ֪יךְ  shall  hide 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: חָשַׁךְ 
Sense: to be or become dark, grow dim, be darkened, be black, be hidden.
מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָ  from  You 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
Root: מִן 
Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
וְ֭לַיְלָה  but  the  night 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: לַיִל 
Sense: night.
כַּיּ֣וֹם  as  the  day 
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יׄום 
Sense: day, time, year.
יָאִ֑יר  Shines 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֹור  
Sense: to be or become light, shine.
כַּ֝חֲשֵׁיכָ֗ה  the  darkness 
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: חֲשֵׁכָה  
Sense: darkness.
כָּאוֹרָֽה  both  alike  [to  You]  the  and  light  [are] 
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֹורָה 
Sense: light.

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