even there your hand will lead me, and your right hand will hold me.
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even there your hand will lead me, and your right hand will hold me.
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Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
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Even there would Thy hand lead me, and Thy right hand would hold me.
Cross-references (5)
Passages linked to Psalms 139:10 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 23:3 He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
- Isaiah 41:13 For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I will help you.’
- Psalms 73:23 Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand.
- Psalms 63:8 My soul stays close to you. Your right hand holds me up.
- Psalms 143:9-10 Deliver me, Yahweh, from my enemies. I flee to you to hide me. Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. Your Spirit is good. Lead me in the land of uprightness.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Thy power doth so fast hold me, that I…
Thy power doth so fast hold me, that I can escape by no means from thee.
Geneva Bible (1599) marginal notes — public domain.
John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Psa 139:10 Even there shall thy hand lead me,…
Psa 139:10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
Ver. 10. Even there shall thy hand lead me] i.e. Thy power and providence shall dispose of me; I shall flee but from thy hand to thy hand, as guilty Jonah did.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain I could neither go thither without thy conduct, nor…
I could neither go thither without thy conduct, nor subsist there without thy powerful support, and much less could I go out of try sight; for a man may see many things which, are out of his power.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain If I say, surely the darkness shall cover me,....…
If I say, surely the darkness shall cover me,.... The darkness of a cloud or of the night, so that my actions shall not be seen; that is, if I entertain such a thought in my mind, that what I do in the dark will escape the sight and knowledge of God, and so be emboldened to commit it;
even the night shall be light about me; and make all my works manifest, as light does.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Even there shall thy hand lead me - I…
Even there shall thy hand lead me - I shall find thee there; thy hand would be upon me; I should not have gone from thy presence.
And thy right hand shall hold me - Still hold me; still be laid upon me. I should find myself there, as certainly as here, in thy hand; and in the same sense - either to seize upon me if I went astray, or to protect me, if obedient, supported by thee in all the perils of the flight. God, still the same - the same in all respects - would be with me there as he is here.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 10. Even there—The power and presence of God are…
10. Even there—The power and presence of God are as real and effective there as here, or at any place.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 10. The thought in this context is not primarily…
10. The thought in this context is not primarily that wherever he goes God’s providential care accompanies him, but that there is no place in the universe where he can escape from the control and authority of God. “Dextra Dei ubique.”
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (10) Even there . . .—The expressions “lead me,”…
(10) Even there . . .—The expressions “lead me,” “hold me,” are elsewhere used of the protecting and guiding providence of God (Psa_5:8; Psa_23:3; Psa_27:11; Psa_73:24). And yet the psalmist speaks here as if he were a guilty being trying to escape from the Divine notice. The truth is a profound one. Even when God discovers and overtakes those who guiltily try to hide from Him, it is to take them under His loving care.
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Charles H. Spurgeon 1885 · Public Domain Ver. 10. Even there shall thy hand lead me.…
Ver. 10. Even there shall thy hand lead me. We could only fly from God by his own power. The Lord would be leading, covering, preserving, sustaining us even when we were fugitives from him.
And thy right hand shall hold me. In the uttermost parts of the sea my arrest would be as certain as at home: God's right hand would there seize and detain the runaway. Should we be commanded on the most distant errand, we may assuredly depend upon the upholding right hand of God as with us in all mercy, wisdom, and power. The exploring missionary in his lonely wanderings is led, in his solitary feebleness he is held. Both the hands of God are with his own servants to sustain them, and against rebels to overthrow them; and in this respect it matters not to what realms they resort, the active energy of God is around them still.
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