Psalm 139:12 {138:12}
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But darkness shall not be dark to thee, and night shall be light all the day: the darkness thereof, and the light thereof are alike to thee.

the darkness

Exodus 14:20 Stood behind, between the Egyptians' camp and the camp of Israel: and it was a dark cloud, and enlightening the night, so that they could not come at one another all the night.

Exodus 20:21 And the people stood afar off. But Moses went to the dark cloud wherein God was.

Job 26:6 Hell is naked before him, and there is no covering for destruction.

Job 34:22 There is no darkness, and there is no shadow of death, where they may be hid who work iniquity.

Daniel 2:22 He revealeth deep and hidden things, and knoweth what is in darkness: and light is with him.

Hebrews 4:13 Neither is there any creature invisible in his sight: but all things are naked and open to his eyes, to whom our speech is.

hideth not.

Context
You Have Searched Me and Known Me
11And I said: Perhaps darkness shall cover me: and night shall be my light in my pleasures. 12But darkness shall not be dark to thee, and night shall be light all the day: the darkness thereof, and the light thereof are alike to thee.13For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast protected me from my mother's womb.…
Cross References
1 John 1:5
And this is the declaration which we have heard from him and declare unto you: That God is light and in him there is no darkness.

Job 34:22
There is no darkness, and there is no shadow of death, where they may be hid who work iniquity.

Psalm 19:2
Day to day uttereth speech, and night to night sheweth knowledge.

Daniel 2:22
He revealeth deep and hidden things, and knoweth what is in darkness: and light is with him.

Lexicon
even
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

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

is not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

dark
יַחְשִׁ֪יךְ (yaḥ·šîḵ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2821: To be dark, to darken

to You,
מִ֫מֶּ֥ךָ (mim·me·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of

but the night
וְ֭לַיְלָה (wə·lay·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3915: A twist, night, adversity

shines
יָאִ֑יר (yā·’îr)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 215: To be or become light

like the day,
כַּיּ֣וֹם (kay·yō·wm)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day

for darkness
כַּ֝חֲשֵׁיכָ֗ה (ka·ḥă·šê·ḵāh)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2825: Darkness, misery

is as light to You.
כָּאוֹרָֽה׃ (kā·’ō·w·rāh)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 219: Luminousness, prosperity, a plant


Additional Translations
even the darkness is not dark to You, but the night shines like the day, for darkness is as light to You.Yes, the darkness hides not from you; but the night shines as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to you.

Even the darkness hideth not from thee, But the night shineth as the day: The darkness and the light are both alike to thee .

For darkness will not be darkness with thee; but night will be light as day: as its darkness, so shall its light be to thee.

Even darkness hideth not from thee, and the night shineth as the day: the darkness is as the light.

Even the darkness hideth not from thee, but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

Yes, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.

even the darkness doesn't hide from you, but the night shines as the day. The darkness is like light to you.

Also darkness hideth not from Thee, And night as day shineth, as is darkness so is light.
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