Psalms 55:6
O for the wings of a dove: I would fly away and rest.
Open English Bible (US)
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
5fear and trembling attack me, and horror wraps me round.
7I would wander far away, find refuge in the wilderness. Selah
Cross References
Psalms 139:9If I lift up the wings of the morning and fly to the end of the sea,
Revelation 12:14But to the woman were given the two wings of the great eagle, so that she might fly to her place in the wilderness, where she is being tended for one year, and for two years, and for half a year in safety from the snake.
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 →