English Standard Version
Psalms 139:9
9If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
Psalms 139:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
- New International Version (NIV)If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea,
- New King James Version (NKJV)If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
- New Living Translation (NLT)If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans,
Context of Psalms 139:9
7Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? 8If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there! If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, 10even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me. 11If I say, "Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light about me be night,"
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אֶשָּׂ֥א כַנְפֵי־שָׁ֑חַר אֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗ה בְּאַחֲרִ֥ית יָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 139:9
- Psalms 18:10He rode on a cherub and flew; he came swiftly on the wings of the wind.
- Psalms 19:6Its rising is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the end of them, and there is nothing hidden from its heat.
- Malachi 4:2But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall.
- Psalms 74:16Yours is the day, yours also the night; you have established the heavenly lights and the sun.
- Isaiah 24:14They lift up their voices, they sing for joy; over the majesty of the Lord they shout from the west.
Commentaries on Psalms 139:9
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9If I take the wings of the morning - literally, “I will take the wings of the morning.” That is, I will take this as a supposable case; I will imagine what would occur, should I be able to take to myself the wings of the morning, and endeavor to escape “by flight” from the presence of God, or go where he could not pursue me, or where he would not be. The “wings of the morning” evidently mean that by which the light of the morning “seems to fly” - the most…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-16Verses 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 any person or action from being seen in the true light by him. Secret haunts of sin are as open before God as the most open villanies. On the other hand, the believer…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9rise on the wings of the dawn: This poetic expression describes traveling eastward, as far as the sunrise, if that were possible. the farthest sea: This expression takes the traveler in the opposite direction, far to the west.Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 9[If] I take up the wings of dawn If I take up for myself the wings of dawn, which shine at once from one end of the world to the other, so will I fly swiftly until I dwell at the end of the sea.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 139
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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