Psalms 55:7
Behold, I would flee afar off, I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.
In Context
6And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away, and be at rest;
8I would hasten my escape from the stormy wind, from the tempest.
Cross References
2 Samuel 15:14And David said to all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Rise up and let us flee; for we shall not [else] escape from Absalom. Be quick to depart, lest he overtake us quickly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.
Proverbs 6:4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids:
Jeremiah 9:2Oh that I had in the wilderness a traveller's lodging-place, that I might leave my people, and go away from them! For they are all adulterers, an assembly of treacherous men.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 55:2-9
Supplications of David in Distress. 1 Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication. 2 Attend unto me, and hear me: I mourn in my complaint, and make a noise; 3 Because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me. 4 My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. 5 Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. 6 And I said, Oh that I had wings… Read the whole commentary →