Psalm 139:11

11 If I say, Surely the choshech shall cover me, even the lailah shall be ohr about me.

Psalm 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.

Psalm 139:11 In-Context

9 If I take the wings of the shachar (dawn), and dwell in the uttermost acharit yam (the extreme end of the sea);

10 Even there shall Thy yad lead me, and Thy yamin shall hold me.

11 If I say, Surely the choshech shall cover me, even the lailah shall be ohr about me.

12 Even the choshech is not dark to Thee; but the lailah shineth as the yom; the choshech and the ohr are both alike to Thee.

13 For Thou hast created my inmost being; Thou didst interweave me in the beten immi.