Genesis 32:30
Holman Christian Standard Bible
30 Jacob then named the place Peniel,[a] “For I have seen God face to face,” he said, “and I have been delivered.”(A)
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- Genesis 32:30 = Face of God
Exodus 33:23
Holman Christian Standard Bible
23 Then I will take My hand away, and you will see My back, but My face will not be seen.”
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Psalm 139:1-12
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Psalm 139
The All-Knowing, Ever-Present God
For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.
1 Lord, You have searched me and known me.(A)
2 You know when I sit down and when I stand up;
You understand my thoughts from far away.(B)
3 You observe my travels and my rest;
You are aware of all my ways.(C)
4 Before a word is on my tongue,
You know all about it, Lord.(D)
5 You have encircled me;
You have placed Your hand on me.(E)
6 This extraordinary knowledge is beyond me.
It is lofty; I am unable to reach it.(F)
7 Where can I go to escape Your Spirit?
Where can I flee from Your presence?(G)
8 If I go up to heaven, You are there;(H)
if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there.(I)
9 If I live at the eastern horizon
or settle at the western limits,[a]
10 even there Your hand will lead me;
Your right hand will hold on to me.(J)
11 If I say, “Surely the darkness will hide me,
and the light around me will be night”(K)—
12 even the darkness is not dark to You.
The night shines like the day;
darkness and light are alike to You.(L)
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- Psalm 139:9 Lit I take up the wings of the dawn; I dwell at the end of the sea
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