Adam Clarke's Bible Commentary Verse 7. Whither shalI I go from thy Spirit? ] Surely jwr ruach in this sense must be taken personally, it certainly cannot mean either breath or wind; to render it so would make the passage ridiculous.
From thy presence? ] ûynpm mippaneycha, "from thy faces." Why do we meet with this word so frequently in the plural number, when applied to God? And why have we his Spirit, and his appearances or faces, both here ? A Trinitarian would at once say, "The plurality of persons in the Godhead is intended;" and who can prove that he is mistaken?
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 7-16 - We cannot see God, but he can see us. The psalmist did not desire to go from the Lord. Whither can I go? In the most distant corners of the world, in heaven, or in hell, I cannot go out of thy reach. No veil can hide us from God; not the thickest darkness. No disguise can save an person or action from being seen in the true light by him. Secre haunts of sin are as open before God as the most open villanies. On the other hand, the believer cannot be removed from the supporting comforting presence of his Almighty Friend. Should the persecutor tak his life, his soul will the sooner ascend to heaven. The grave cannot separate his body from the love of his Saviour, who will raise it glorious body. No outward circumstances can separate him from his Lord While in the path of duty, he may be happy in any situation, by the exercise of faith, hope, and prayer.
Original Hebrew אנה575 אלך1980 מרוחך7307 ואנה575 מפניך6440 אברח׃1272
