Stilling Waves Bible Psalm 139

Psalm 139:7 KJV

Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?King James Version
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The same verse in modern English

Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence?Psalm 139:7, World English Bible (WEB)

Psalm 139:7 in the WEB, with its own quiet pause

Sitting with this verse

Spirit and presence stand side by side here, two ways of naming one nearness, since Hebrew poetry often lets a second line echo the first. The word “flee” hints that the psalmist, whom the heading names as David, has sometimes wanted distance from God. The questions that follow are answered with wonder rather than dread. If part of you would rather hide today, let that honest wish become a prayer.

Older words in this verse

thy, thine
your, yours
whither
where

From Psalm 139

You were known before you were born. There is nowhere you could go, not even the dark, where God is not already there. Let him search your heart.

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The reading prompts in this Bible use the wording of the World English Bible.

For your own quiet time, Stilling Waves makes a journal for this chapter: When Everyone Else Grew Up Knowing the Verses and You're Only Starting Now.

More from Psalm 139 in the KJV: Psalm 139:14 Psalm 139:1 Psalm 139:2 Psalm 139:3 Psalm 139:4 Psalm 139:5 Psalm 139:6 Psalm 139:8 Psalm 139:9 Psalm 139:10 all KJV verses

Scripture: King James Version (1769 text), from eBible.org and the CrossWire Bible Society; public domain outside the United Kingdom, and in the United Kingdom under Crown patent, administered by Cambridge University Press. About the KJV here.