Psalms 139:9

"If I ascend up into heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, you are there!"

Key Reflection

In Psalms 139:9, the psalmist expresses an awe-inspiring and profound truth about God's omnipresence. By stating that even in the highest heavens or the deepest depths of Sheol (the realm of the dead), God is present, the psalmist underscores the divine attribute of ubiquity. This idea challenges any notion of hiding from God, highlighting his omniscience and constant presence in all aspects of creation.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

If I take the wings of the morning -literally, “I will take the wings of the morning.” That is, I will take this as a supposable case; I will imagine what would occur, should I be able to take to myself the wings of the morning, and endeavor to escape “by flight” from the presence of God, or go where he could not pursue me, or where he would not be. The “wings of the morning” evidently mean that by which the light of the morning “seems to fly” - the most rapid object known to us.

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