Psalms 55:6

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And I say, `Who doth give to me a pinion as a dove? I fly away and rest,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 55:6 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Psalms 11:1In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!
  2. Psalms 139:9If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea,
  3. Isaiah 21:4My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight of my desire has turned to horror.
  4. Revelation 12:14But 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, and half a time.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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