KJV King James Version
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
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Psalm 139:7
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?
WEB World English Bible
Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence?
ASV American Standard Version
Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Whither do I go from Thy Spirit? And whither from Thy face do I flee?
Surrounding context — Psalm 139
4 For [there is] not a word in my tongue, [but], lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.
5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.
6 [Such] knowledge [is] too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot [attain] unto it.
7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou [art] there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou [art there].
9 [If] I take the wings of the morning, [and] dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
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Jeremiah 23:23-24[Am] I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?Jonah 1:3But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.Jonah 1:10Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.Acts 5:9Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband [are] at the door, and shall carry thee out.
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