But the night shines as the day;
The darkness and the light are both alike to You.
Marvelous are Your works,
And that my soul knows very well.
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American Standard Version
If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, And the light about me shall be night;
Amplified® Bible
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me and the night shall be [the only] light about me,
Contemporary English Version
Or suppose I said, "I'll hide in the dark until night comes to cover me over."
Darby English Version
And if I say, Surely darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night;
Good News Bible
I could ask the darkness to hide me or the light around me to turn into night,
King James Version
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
New American Standard Bible
If I say, "Surely the darkness will overwhelm me, And the light around me will be night,"
New International Version
If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me
and the light become night around me,"
New King James Version
If I say, “Surely the darkness shall fall on me,”
Even the night shall be light about me;
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
If I say, "Surely the darkness will overwhelm me, And the light around me will seem equivalent to night,"
Revised Standard Version
If I say, "Let only darkness cover me, and the light about me be night,"
Young's Literal Translation
And I say, `Surely darkness bruiseth me, Then night `is' light to me.
New English Translation
If I were to say, “Certainly the darkness will cover me,1 and the light will turn to night all around me,”2
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