Psalms 139:12

"If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me. The light around me will be night,”"

Key Reflection

In Psalms 139:12, David expresses a desire for divine protection, suggesting that even in moments of perceived darkness or judgment, he trusts God's omniscience and omnipresence will guide him. The contrast between physical darkness and spiritual light underscores his faith that God sees through all circumstances, ensuring that no evil can separate him from His presence.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee -Margin, as in Hebrew, “darkeneth not.” Darkness does not make darkness to thee. It makes things dark to us; not to him. So it is in natural darkness; so in moral darkness ness. It seems dark to us; it is not so to him. Things appear dark to us - disappointment, bereavement, trouble, care, losses; but all is light to God. The existence of sin and suffering on the earth seems dark to us; not to him, for he sees the reasons and the end of all. But the night shineth as the day -One is as bright and clear to him as the other.

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