Psalms 139:11

11 If I say, Only let me be covered by the dark, and the light about me be night;

Psalms 139:11 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 139:11

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.

Psalms 139:11 In-Context

9 If I take the wings of the morning, and go to the farthest parts of the sea;

10 Even there will I be guided by your hand, and your right hand will keep me.

11 If I say, Only let me be covered by the dark, and the light about me be night;

12 Even the dark is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day: for dark and light are the same to you.

13 My flesh was made by you, and my parts joined together in my mother's body.