Psalm 139:11
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me, and the light become night around me”—

Young's Literal Translation
And I say, ‘Surely darkness bruiseth me, Then night [is] light to me.

King James Bible
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

Hebrew
If I say,
וָ֭אֹמַר (wā·’ō·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Surely
אַךְ־ (’aḵ-)
Adverb
Strong's 389: A particle of affirmation, surely

the darkness
חֹ֣שֶׁךְ (ḥō·šeḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness

will hide me,
יְשׁוּפֵ֑נִי (yə·šū·p̄ê·nî)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 7779: To gape, snap at, to overwhelm

and the light
א֣וֹר (’ō·wr)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 216: Illumination, luminary

become night
וְ֝לַ֗יְלָה (wə·lay·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3915: A twist, night, adversity

around me”—
בַּעֲדֵֽנִי׃ (ba·‘ă·ḏê·nî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 1157: In up to, over against, at, beside, among, behind, for

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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