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Psalm 139:10

even there your hand will lead me, and your right hand will hold me.

8If I ascend up into heaven, you are there. If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, you are there!
9If I take the wings of the dawn, and settle in the uttermost parts of the sea,
10even there your hand will lead me, and your right hand will hold me.
11If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me. The light around me will be night,”
12even the darkness doesn’t hide from you, but the night shines as the day. The darkness is like light to you.
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Notice

The words “even there” extend God’s leading and holding to the farthest sea, where distance might seem to put someone beyond his reach.

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Where else Scripture says this

5 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 23:3He restores my soul. He guides me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.Both passages speak of God’s guidance; Psalm 23 names the paths of righteousness, while Psalm 139 describes his leading even far away.
Isaiah 41:13For I, the LORD your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I will help you.’Both passages describe God holding his people with his hand, and Isaiah pairs that help with words against fear.
Psalm 73:23Nevertheless, I am continually with you. You have held my right hand.Both psalms speak to God with confidence that his hand holds the speaker and his presence endures.
Psalm 63:8God’s right hand holds the speaker in both psalms, expressing trust in his support.
Psalm 143:9–10Deliver me, LORD, from my enemies. I flee to you to hide me.Both passages express dependence on God for safety, through confidence in his holding hand or a plea for refuge from enemies.
Where this verse fits

Loneliness. feeling distant from God. fear for the future.

What the Bible says about loneliness →What the Bible says about doubt →What the Bible says about fear →
One step

Something small to carry out of this verse

Read Psalm 139:8–12 and mark each mention of place

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Encouragement

The farthest place the psalmist can imagine still lies within God’s reach. Your uncertainty about where you are does not put you beyond his leading and holding.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).