Psalms 55:7
Behold, I would wander far away, And take up my abode in a wilderness. [[Pause.]]
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.
In Context
6Then I say, O that I had wings like a dove! For then would I fly away, and be at rest.
8I would hasten away to a shelter From the rushing wind and tempest.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:4Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids;
Jeremiah 9:2O that I had a traveller's lodge in the wilderness, That I might leave my people, and go from them! For they are all adulterers; An assembly of revolters.
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 →