God’s Word Translation
Psalms 55:6
6I said, “If only I had wings like a dove— I would fly away and find rest.
Psalms 55:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
- New International Version (NIV)I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And I say, "Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest;
- New King James Version (NKJV)So I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.
Context of Psalms 55:6
4My heart is in turmoil. The terrors of death have seized me. 5Fear and trembling have overcome me. Horror has overwhelmed me. I said, “If only I had wings like a dove— I would fly away and find rest. 7Indeed, I would run far away. I would stay in the desert. Selah 8I would hurry to find shelter from the raging wind and storm.”
Read all of Psalms 55Psalms 55:6 word by word
וָאֹמַ֗ר מִֽי־יִתֶּן־לִּ֣י אֵ֭בֶר כַּיּוֹנָ֗ה אָע֥וּפָה וְאֶשְׁכֹּֽנָה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 55:6
- Psalms 11:1I have taken refuge in the Lord. How can you say to me: “Flee to your mountain like a bird?
- Psalms 139:9If I climb upward on the rays of the morning sun ⌞or⌟ land on the most distant shore of the sea where the sun sets,
- Revelation 12:14The woman was given the two wings of the large eagle in order to fly away from the snake to her place in the wilderness, where she could be taken care of for a time, times, and half a time.
Commentaries on Psalms 55:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6O that I had wings like a dove! - He was so surrounded, so hemmed in on every side by his adversaries, that he could see no way for his escape unless he had wings, and could take flight. The dove is a bird of very rapid wing; and some oil them passing before his eyes at the time, might have suggested the idea expressed here. And be at rest - Get a habitation.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6And I said - That is, when I saw these calamities coming upon me, and knew not what the result was to be. Oh, that I had wings like a dove! - literally, “Who will give me wings like a dove?” or, Who will give me the pinion of a dove? The original word - אבר 'êber - means properly, “a wing-feather;” a pinion; the penna major or flagfeather of a bird‘s wing by which he steers his course, - as of an eagle, Isaiah 40:31, or of a dove, as here. It is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-8In the experience of deep anguish, the psalmist confesses that his adversity has become unbearable and he seeks an escape.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. be at rest--literally, "dwell," that is, permanently.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 55
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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