# Psalms 139.8 **Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 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 Sheol, 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. (Psalms 139:6-10, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 6. This knowledge is beyond me. It’s lofty. I can’t attain it. 7. Where could I go from your Spirit? Or where could I flee from your presence? > > **8. If I ascend up into heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, you are there!** > > 9. If I take the wings of the dawn, and settle in the uttermost parts of the sea; 10. Even there your hand will lead me, and your right hand will hold me. (Psalms 139:6-10, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 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. (Psalms 139:6-10, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 6. Knowledge too wonderful for me, It hath been set on high, I am not able for it. 7. Whither do I go from Thy Spirit? And whither from Thy face do I flee? > > **8. If I ascend the heavens, there Thou [art], And spread out a couch in Sheol, lo, Thee!** > > 9. I take the wings of morning, I dwell in the uttermost part of the sea, 10. Also there Thy hand doth lead me, And Thy right hand doth hold me. (Psalms 139:6-10, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Argument from the Addressee of Gratitude](/codex/argument-from-the-addressee-of-gratitude/), via [Psalms 139.7-10](/codex/psalms-139-7-10/) - [Argument from the Continuance of Being](/codex/argument-from-the-continuance-of-being/), via [Psalms 139.7-10](/codex/psalms-139-7-10/) - [Argument from the Demand to Be Witnessed](/codex/argument-from-the-demand-to-be-witnessed/), via [Psalms 139.7-10](/codex/psalms-139-7-10/), [Psalms 139.7-12](/codex/psalms-139-7-12/), [Psalms 139.7-8](/codex/psalms-139-7-8/) **Concepts:** - [Doctrine](/codex/doctrine/), via [Psalms 139.7-12](/codex/psalms-139-7-12/) - [God is Impossible Paradox Cluster](/codex/god-is-impossible-paradox-cluster/), via [Psalms 139.1-12](/codex/psalms-139-1-12/) - [Trinity](/codex/trinity/), via [Psalms 139.7-10](/codex/psalms-139-7-10/) **Lexicon:** - [G0086 - hades](/codex/g0086-hades/) - [H7585 - sheol](/codex/h7585-sheol/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.