Psalm 139:8
Strong's Lexicon
If
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: 1) if 1a) conditional clauses 1a1) of possible situations 1a2) of impossible situations 1b) oath contexts 1b1) no, not 1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or 1d) when, whenever 1e) since 1f) interrogative particle 1g) but rather

I ascend
אֶסַּ֣ק (’es·saq)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5266: 1) (Qal) to ascend

to the heavens,
שָׁ֭מַיִם (ma·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8064: 1) heaven, heavens, sky 1a) visible heavens, sky 1a1) as abode of the stars 1a2) as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc 1b) Heaven (as the abode of God)

You
אָ֑תָּה (’āt·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 859: 1) you (second pers. sing. masc.)

are there;
שָׁ֣ם (šām)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 8033: 1) there, thither 1a) there 1b) thither (after verbs of motion) 1c) from there, thence 1d) then (as an adverb of time)

if I make my bed
וְאַצִּ֖יעָה (wə·’aṣ·ṣî·‘āh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3331: 1) to spread out, make a bed 1a) (Hiphil) to lay, spread out 1b) (Hophal) to be laid, be spread out

in Sheol,
שְּׁא֣וֹל (šə·’ō·wl)
Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7585: 1) sheol, underworld, grave, hell, pit 1a) the underworld 1b) Sheol-the OT designation for the abode of the dead 1b1) place of no return 1b2) without praise of God 1b3) wicked sent there for punishment 1b4) righteous not abandoned to it 1b5) of the place of exile (fig) 1b6) of extreme degradation in sin

You are there.
הִנֶּֽךָּ׃ (hin·ne·kā)
Interjection | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2005: interj 1) behold, lo, though hypothetical part 2) if

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.

Young's Literal Translation
If I ascend the heavens—there Thou [art], And spread out a couch in Sheol, lo, Thee!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If I go up to heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.

New American Standard Bible
If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there.

King James Bible
If I ascend up into heaven, thou [art] there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou [art there].
Parallel Verses
New International Version
If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.

New Living Translation
If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there.

English Standard Version
If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!

New American Standard Bible
If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there.

King James Bible
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If I go up to heaven, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.

International Standard Version
If I rise to heaven, there you are! If I lay down with the dead, there you are!

NET Bible
If I were to ascend to heaven, you would be there. If I were to sprawl out in Sheol, there you would be.

American Standard Version
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there.

English Revised Version
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in Sheol, behold, thou art there.

Young's Literal Translation
If I ascend the heavens -- there Thou art, And spread out a couch in Sheol, lo, Thee!
















Cross References
Job 26:6
Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.

Psalm 139:9
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

Proverbs 15:11
Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?

Jeremiah 51:53
Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, yet from me shall spoilers come unto her, saith the LORD.

Ezekiel 32:25
They have set her a bed in the midst of the slain with all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword: though their terror was caused in the land of the living, yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit: he is put in the midst of them that be slain.

Amos 9:2
Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 139:7
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

Psalm 139:6
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

Psalm 139:5
Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.

Psalm 139:10
Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.
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