Psalms 139:8

hell. Sheol. See App-35.

behold. Figure of speech Asterismos. App-6.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Scofield Reference Notes

hell Hebrew, "Sheol," ( See Scofield) - ( Habakkuk 2:5 ).
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Hell — If I could hide myself in the lowest parts of the earth.

⁸ If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

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Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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Wells of Living Water Commentary

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Psalms 139:8