There is no darkness dark enough to hide a sinner from God.

From where he rules, he looks down on all who live on earth.

Clouds and darkness surround him; he rules with righteousness and justice.

LORD, you have examined me and you know me.

You know everything I do; from far away you understand all my thoughts.

I could ask the darkness to hide me or the light around me to turn into night,

but even darkness is not dark for you, and the night is as bright as the day. Darkness and light are the same to you.

No one can hide where I cannot see them. Do you not know that I am everywhere in heaven and on earth?

Whatever is covered up will be uncovered, and every secret will be made known.

So then, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in broad daylight, and whatever you have whispered in private in a closed room will be shouted from the housetops.