Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 139:7:

• Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
  “Where can I go wanting to free from your Spirit?
  Where can I flee to go away from your sight?” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
• Newari:
  “Where will I be able to hide from Your eyes?
  Where can I go to escape from Your presence?” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon:
  “Where can- I -flee from your (sing.) Spirit?
  Where can- I -go that you (sing.) are-not-there?” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Laarim:
  “Where would I run to go from your Spirit?
  Where would I run from your presence?” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
• Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
  “Niende wapi kuwa nikuepuke wewe?
  Nikimbilie wapi ambako wewe hauko?” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
• English:
  “Where could I go to escape from your Spirit?/ I could not go anywhere to escape from your Spirit.
  Where could I go to get away from you?/I could not go anywhere to get away from you.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 139:8:

• Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
  “If I ascend to heaven, You are there;
  If I sleep at the place of dead people, You are there.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
• Newari:
  “If I go up to the heavens, You are there,
  If [I] go to the nether world, You are also there.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon:
  “If I go-up to heaven, you (sing.) (are) there;
  if I also go to the place of the dead ones, you (sing.) (are) also there.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Laarim:
  “If I go up to heaven, you are there,
  if I go in the grave, you are there.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
• Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
  “Hata kama iwapo nimepanda mbinguni, wewe uko,
  iwapo nimelala mahali pa wafu, nako wewe uko.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
• English:
  “If I went up to heaven, you would be there.
  If I lay down in the place where the dead people are, you would be there.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 139:9:

• Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
  “If I fly where the sun comes out from,
  if I stay at the ends of the lake,” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
• Newari:
  “Even if [I] fly far away to the east,
  or if [I] go to the west arriving at a distant ocean shore,” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon:
  “If I also go to-the-east or settle/live on the-very-farthest place in the west,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Laarim:
  “If I would fly with wings to go to east,
  or if I go to the side of the sea where the sun goes down,” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
• Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
  “Iwapo naruka mpaka mashariki,
  au kwenda kukaa magharibi,” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
• English:
  “If I had wings and flew very far east, or if I flew west and made a place to live on an island in the ocean,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 139:10:

• Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
  “even there your hand will lead me,
  your right hand will uphold me.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
• Newari:
  “I will be guided by Your hand
  and Your right hand will keep hold of me.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon:
  “you (sing.) (are) also there to guide and help me.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Laarim:
  “even there also your hand cares for me,
  your right hand holds and keeps me.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
• Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
  “nako huko uko, utaniongoza na mkono wako,
  mkono wako wa kulia unanishika mimi.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
• English:
  “you would be there also, to lead me by your hand,
  and you would help me.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 139:11:

• Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
  “When I say, ‘Truly, darkness will surely cover me
  and light should be darkness around me,’” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
• Newari:
  “Even if I say to the darkness "Hide me!"
  and even if I say to the light all around me, "Become night!"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon:
  “For-instance/example, I will-request the darkness to cover me,
  or the light that surrounds me to-become night.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Laarim:
  “If I would say, ‘The darkness will hide me,
  and the light will become night for me,’” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
• Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
  “Iwapo nasema, ‘Giza inifiche,
  na nuru ambayo imenizunguka igeuke kuwa usiku,’” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
• English:
  “I could request the darkness to hide me, or I could request the light around me to become darkness,” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 139:12:

• Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
  “nevertheless that darkness will not be darkness to You
  night will shine like afternoon,
  for darkness is like light to You.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
• Newari:
  “the darkness will not be dark for You,
  and for You the night will shine ablaze like the day,
  for You night and day are exactly the same.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon:
  “But even the darkness (is) not dark for you (sing.),
  and the night (is) just as light as the day.
  For darkness and light (are) just the same to you (sing.).” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Laarim:
  “even then you see in the darkness
  the darkness be the same with the day,
  for the darkness is the same as light to you.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
• Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
  “giza nayo haikufichi kitu chochote,
  usiku unamulika kama vile mchana,
  giza na nuru kwako vinafanana tu.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
• English:
  “but even if that happened, the darkness would not be darkness for you!
  For you, the night is as bright as the daytime is, because for you, daylight and darkness are not different/the same.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 139:13:

• Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
  “For You created my inside;
  you molded me together in the womb of my mother.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
• Newari:
  “You made every part of my body
  You caused me to develop in my mother’s womb.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon:
  “You know me for you (sing.) created my whole life.
  You (sing.) formed me in the belly of my mother.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Laarim:
  “Truly, you created myself inside,
  you made me in the stomach of my mother.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
• Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
  “Ni wewe uliumba moyo wangu,
  wakati niko tumboni mwa mama yangu.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
• English:
  “You created all the parts of my body;
  you put the parts of my body together when I was still in my mother’s womb.” (Source: Translation for Translators)

Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 139:14:

• Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
  “I thank you because I was made fearfully and wonderfully;
  your works are wonderful,
  this I know very well.” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
• Newari:
  “I give thanks to You,
  for I have been so amazingly made by You,
  Your work is utterly amazing,
  I know this quite well.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon:
  “I praise you (sing.) for your (sing.) making me (is) really amazing.
  Your deeds (are) amazing, and I know that certainly/[emphasis marker].” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Laarim:
  “I praise you because you made me in a way that was very amazing,
  all things that you do are very beautiful,
  this matter I know very well.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
• Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
  “Nakusifu kwa sababu umeniumba,
  kwa njia ya kushangaza tukufu.
  Matendo yako ni ya kushangaza,
  wewe unanijua sana mimi.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
• English:
  “I praise you because you made my body in a very awesome and wonderful way.
  Everything that you do is amazing!
  I know that very well.” (Source: Translation for Translators)