Psalms
Psalm 55:6–7
6I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and find rest.
7How far away I would flee!
In the wilderness I would remain.
Selah
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Psalm 55:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I said | וָאֹמַ֗ר | wā·’ō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| Oh | מִֽי־ | mî- | Interjection | H4310 who? |
| that | יִתֶּן־ | yit·ten- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| I had | לִּ֣י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| wings | אֵ֭בֶר | ’ê·ḇer | Noun - masculine singular | H83 pinions |
| like a dove | כַּיּוֹנָ֗ה | kay·yō·w·nāh | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H3123 dove |
| I would fly away | אָע֥וּפָה | ’ā·‘ū·p̄āh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H5774 fly |
| and find rest | וְאֶשְׁכֹּֽנָה׃ | wə·’eš·kō·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H7931 settle down, abide, dwell |
Psalm 55:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How | הִ֭נֵּה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| far away | אַרְחִ֣יק | ’ar·ḥîq | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | H7368 be, or become, far, distant |
| I would flee | נְדֹ֑ד | nə·ḏōḏ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5074 retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, flutter |
| In the wilderness | בַּמִּדְבָּ֣ר | bam·miḏ·bār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
| I would remain | אָלִ֖ין | ’ā·lîn | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | H3885 lodge, pass the night |
| Selah | סֶֽלָה׃ | se·lāh | Interjection | H5542 lift up |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 55:6 Revelation 12:14 · Psalm 11:1 · Psalm 139:9
Psalm 55:7 Jeremiah 9:2 · 2 Samuel 15:14 · Jeremiah 37:12 · 2 Samuel 17:21–22 · Proverbs 6:4–5 · 1 Samuel 27:1
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.