Psalms 55:6
(55-7) And I said: 'Oh that I had wings like a dove! then would I fly away, and be at rest.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
In Context
5(55-6) Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
7(55-8) Lo, then would I wander far off, I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah
Cross References
Psalms 139:9If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
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 →