Psalms 55:6 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 55:6

I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.

BSB

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ASV

And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then would I fly away, and be at rest.

KJV

And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.

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Commentary

3 voices

Ambrose of Milan

FLIGHT FROM THE WORLD 5:30 (397)

As for the person who wishes to be lifted up by the hand of Christ, let him first fly away himself, let him have his own wings, for one who flees from the world has wings. And if he does not have wings of his own—and perhaps only the individual who is able to fly has them—if then he does not have his own, let him get them from the one who has them. Thus a person who flees from the world does fly. "Behold, I have gone far off flying away, and I remained in the wilderness."

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And I said, oh that I had wings like a dove,.... The psalmist pitches upon this creature, partly to suggest that his enemies pursuing him were like the ravenous hawk, and he like the harmless, innocent, and trembling dove; and partly because of its swiftness in flying. Aben Ezra thinks the dove is mentioned, because it is sociable with men, and who send letters by them for quick dispatch, of which instances may be given (r). This wish is expressed suitably to his character and case.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 3 (1872)

And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest. If he could not resist as an eagle, he would escape as a dove. Swiftly, and unobserved, on strong, untiring pinions would he h away from the abodes of slander and wickedness. His love of peace made him sigh for an escape from the scene of strife. We are all too apt to utter this vain desire, for vain it is; no wings of doves or eagles could bear us away from the sorrows of a trembling heart.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וָאֹמַ֗ר	va.'o.Mar	and I said	H559 →
מִֽי־	mi-	who?	H4310 →
יִתֶּן־	yi.ten-	will he give	H5414 →
לִּ֣י	li	[will belong] to <the> me
אֵ֭בֶר	'E.ver	wing[s]	H83 →
כַּיּוֹנָ֗ה	kai.yo.Nah	like <the> dove	H3123 →
אָע֥וּפָה	'a.'U.fah	I want to fly away	H5774 →
וְאֶשְׁכֹּֽנָה׃	ve.'esh.Ko.nah	and I want to settle down	H7931 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Revelation 12:14
But the woman was given two wings of a great eagle to fly from the presence of the serpent to her place in the wilderness, where she was nourished for a time, and times,…
leads to
- Exodus 19:4
  ‘You have seen for yourselves what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to Myself.
- Isaiah 40:31
  But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.
- Revelation 12:6
  And the woman fled into the wilderness, where God had prepared a place for her to be nourished for 1,260 days.
- Daniel 12:7
  And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever,…
Through
Psalms 11:1
In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!
leads to
- Isaiah 26:3–4
  You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.
- Psalms 56:11
  in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?
- 1 Samuel 23:14
  And David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God would not deliver David into his hand.
- Psalms 25:2
  in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Psalms