Psalms 55:6

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 Living Translation (NLT)Oh, that I had wings like a dove; then I would fly away and rest!

Context of Psalms 55:6

4My heart is severely pained within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me. 5Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, And horror has overwhelmed me. So I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. 7Indeed, I would wander far off, And remain in the wilderness. Selah 8I would hasten my escape From the windy storm and tempest.”

Psalms 55:6 word by word

וָאֹמַ֗ר מִֽי־יִתֶּן־לִּ֣י אֵ֭בֶר כַּיּוֹנָ֗ה אָע֥וּפָה וְאֶשְׁכֹּֽנָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Oh thatנָתַןnâthan · to give: if only!H5414
• I had wingsאֵ֫בֶר'êber · wingH83
• like a doveיוֹנָהyônâh · doveH3123
• would I fly awayעוּף‛ûph · to flyH5774
• and be at restשָׁכַןshâkan · to dwellH7931

Cross-references for Psalms 55:6

• Psalms 11:1In the Lord I put my trust; How can you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain”?
• Psalms 139:9If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
• Revelation 12:14But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to her place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time, from the presence of the serpent.

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

Topics related to Psalms 55:6

• Afflictions and Adversities

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• Counsel
• Dove
• Equal
• Escape
• Hasted
• Neginoth
• Psalms
• Fly
• Psalms, Book of
• Maschil

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