Psalms 55:6
Then I said—Oh that there were given me a pinion, like a dove, I would fly away and be at rest:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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, would enter me, And there would have overwhelmed me—a horror!
7Lo! I would take a distant flight, I would tarry in the wilderness. [Selah.]
Cross References
Psalms 139:9If I mount the wings of the dawn, settle down in the region beyond the sea,
Revelation 12:14And there were given unto the woman the two wings of the great eagle, that she might fly into the desert, into her place,—where she is nourished, a season and seasons and half a season, from the face of the serpent.
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 →