Catholic Public Domain Version
"Burning coals will fall upon them. You will cast them down into the fire, into miseries that they will not be able to withstand. "
— Psalms 139:11, Catholic Public Domain Version
“If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.”
“If I say, Surely the darkness shall overwhelm me, And the light about me shall be night; ”
“If I say, "Surely the darkness will overwhelm me; the light around me will be night;"”
“If I were to say,“Certainly the darkness will cover me, and the light will turn to night all around me,””
“Burning coals shall fall upon them; thou wilt cast them down into the fire: in miseries they shall not be able to stand.”
“If I say, Only let me be covered by the dark, and the light about me be night;”
“If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.”
Lord, O Lord, the strength of my salvation: you have overshadowed my head in the day of war.
O Lord, do not hand me over to the sinner by my desire. They have plotted against me. Do not abandon me, lest they should triumph.
The head of those who encompass me, the labor of their lips, will overwhelm them.
Burning coals will fall upon them. You will cast them down into the fire, into miseries that they will not be able to withstand.
A talkative man will not be guided aright upon the earth. Evils will drag the unjust man unto utter ruin.
I know that the Lord will accomplish justice for the needy and vindication for the poor.
So then, truly, the just will confess your name, and the upright will dwell with your countenance.