Psalms 55 · Verse 6

Psalms 55:6

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

Psalms 55:6, King James Version

Psalms 55:6 in other translations

BSB	I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.
WEB	I said, “Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest.
ASV	And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then would I fly away, and be at rest.
YLT	And I say, ‘Who doth give to me a pinion as a dove? I fly away and rest,
DARBY	And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away, and be at rest;
BBE	And I said, If only I had wings like a dove! for then I would go in flight from here and be at rest.
Webster	And I said, O that I had wings like a dove! for then I would fly away, and be at rest.

What does Psalms 55:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

6. be at rest--literally, "dwell," that is, permanently.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 6 O that I had wings like a dove! - He was so surrounded, so hemmed in on every side by his adversaries, that he could see no way for his escape unless he had wings, and could take flight. The dove is a bird of very rapid wing; and some oil them passing before his eyes at the time, might have suggested the idea expressed here. And be at rest - Get a habitation.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 55:1-8

In these verses we have, 1. David praying. Prayer is a salve for every sore, and a relief to the spirit under every burden. 2. David weeping. Griefs are thus, in some measure, lessened, while those increase that have no vent given them. David in great alarm. We may well suppose him to be so, upon the breaking out of Absalom's conspiracy, and the falling away of the people. Horror overwhelmed him. Probably the…

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Psalms 55:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.Marand I saidH559

מִֽי\־mi-who?H4310

יִתֶּן\־yi.ten-will he giveH5414

לִּ֣יli[will belong] to <the> me

אֵ֭בֶר'E.verwing[s]H83

כַּיּוֹנָ֗הkai.yo.Nahlike <the> doveH3123

אָע֥וּפָה'a.'U.fahI want to fly awayH5774

וְאֶשְׁכֹּֽנָה\׃ve.'esh.Ko.nahand I want to settle downH7931

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 55:6

Psalms 11:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In the Lord put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?
Revelation 12:14
And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
Psalms 139:9
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

11:1; 139:9; Re 12:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Psalms 55:5
Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
Psalms 55:6
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
Psalms 55:7
Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.

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Psalms 55:6 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Y dije: ¡Quién me diese alas como de paloma! volaría yo, y descansaría.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	La crainte et le tremblement sont venus sur moi, et un frisson de terreur m’a couvert.
German Elberfelder 1871	Und ich sprach: O daß ich Flügel hätte wie die Taube! Ich wollte hinfliegen und ruhen.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Tota die verba mea execrabantur; adversum me omnes cogitationes eorum in malum.