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Berean Standard Bible

“Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?”

Psalms 139:7

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After marveling that God knows him completely, David in Psalm 139 considers whether there is anywhere he could go to be out of God's reach. The following verses imagine the heights of heaven, the depths of the grave, the far side of the sea and the darkest night.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Where can I go to escape Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?

World English Bible (WEB)

Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence?

King James Version (KJV)

Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

American Standard Version (ASV)

Whither shall I go from thy Spirit? Or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Where may I go from your spirit? how may I go in flight from you?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¿Adónde me iré de tu espíritu? ¿y adónde huiré de tu presencia?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Jamás podré alejarme de tu Espíritu! ¡Jamás podré huir de su presencia!

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