Psalms

Psalm 139:9–11

⁹If I rise on the wings of the dawn,

if I settle by the farthest sea,

¹⁰even there Your hand will guide me;

Your right hand will hold me fast.

¹¹If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me,

and the light become night around me”—

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If I rise on	אֶשָּׂ֥א	’eś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
the wings	כַנְפֵי־	ḵan·p̄ê-	Noun - feminine plural construct	H3671 wing, extremity
of the dawn	שָׁ֑חַר	šā·ḥar	Noun - masculine singular	H7837 dawn
if I settle	אֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗ה	’eš·kə·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
by the farthest	בְּאַחֲרִ֥ית	bə·’a·ḥă·rîṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H319 after-part, end
sea	יָֽם׃	yām	Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
even	גַּם־	ga·mō·šā-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
there	שָׁ֭ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
Your hand	יָדְךָ֣	yā·ḏə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
will guide me	תַנְחֵ֑נִי	ṯan·ḥê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular	H5148 lead, guide
Your right hand	יְמִינֶֽךָ׃	yə·mî·ne·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3225 right hand
will hold me fast	וְֽתֹאחֲזֵ֥נִי	wə·ṯō·ḥă·zê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular; first person common singular	H270 grasp, take hold, take possession

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
If I say	וָ֭אֹמַר	wā·’ō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
Surely	אַךְ־	’aḵ-	Adverb	H389 surely
the darkness	חֹ֣שֶׁךְ	ḥō·šeḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity
will hide me	יְשׁוּפֵ֑נִי	yə·šū·p̄ê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7779 bruise
and the light	א֣וֹר	’ō·wr	Noun - common singular	H216 light
become night	וְ֝לַ֗יְלָה	wə·lay·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
around me	בַּעֲדֵֽנִי׃	ba·‘ă·ḏê·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H1157 separation

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 139:9 Psalm 19:6 · Psalm 74:16–17

Psalm 139:10 Psalm 23:3 · Isaiah 41:13 · Psalm 73:23 · Psalm 63:8 · Psalm 143:9–10

Psalm 139:11 Job 12:22 · Jeremiah 23:24 · Psalm 94:7 · Job 22:12–14 · Psalm 10:11–13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.