Psalm 139:11
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If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”—
In other translations
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”—
Hebrew words
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