Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, New Living Translation If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans, English Standard Version If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, Berean Standard Bible If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea, King James Bible If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; New King James Version If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, New American Standard Bible If I take up the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, NASB 1995 If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, NASB 1977 If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, Legacy Standard Bible If I lift up the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, Amplified Bible If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea, Christian Standard Bible If I fly on the wings of the dawn and settle down on the western horizon, Holman Christian Standard Bible If I live at the eastern horizon or settle at the western limits, American Standard Version If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Contemporary English Version Suppose I had wings like the dawning day and flew across the ocean. English Revised Version If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; GOD'S WORD® Translation If I climb upward on the rays of the morning sun [or] land on the most distant shore of the sea where the sun sets, Good News Translation If I flew away beyond the east or lived in the farthest place in the west, International Standard Version If I take wings with the dawn and settle down on the western horizon Majority Standard Bible If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea, NET Bible If I were to fly away on the wings of the dawn, and settle down on the other side of the sea, New Heart English Bible If I take the wings of the dawn, and settle in the uttermost parts of the sea; Webster's Bible Translation If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; World English Bible If I take the wings of the dawn, and settle in the uttermost parts of the sea, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionI take the wings of morning, "" I dwell in the uttermost part of the sea, Young's Literal Translation I take the wings of morning, I dwell in the uttermost part of the sea, Smith's Literal Translation Shall I lift up the wings of the dawn? shall I dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleIf I take my wings early in the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea: Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible If I take the wings of dawn and dwell beyond the sea, New Revised Standard Version If I take the wings of the morning and settle at the farthest limits of the sea, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleIf I lift up my wings like those of an eagle, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated If I shall lift my wings like an Eagle's and dwell at the end of the Sea OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; Brenton Septuagint Translation If I should spread my wings to fly straight forward, and sojourn at the extremity of the sea, it would be vain, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context You Have Searched Me and Known Me…8If I ascend to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, You are there. 9If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea, 10even there Your hand will guide me; Your right hand will hold me fast.… Cross References Job 26:9-10 He covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud. / He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness. Amos 9:2-3 Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down. / Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them. Jonah 1:3 Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. 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. Jeremiah 23:24 “Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD. Proverbs 15:3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good. Genesis 28:12 And Jacob had a dream about a ladder that rested on the earth with its top reaching up to heaven, and God’s angels were going up and down the ladder. 1 Kings 8:27 But will God indeed dwell upon the earth? The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You, much less this temple I have built. Deuteronomy 30:4 Even if you have been banished to the farthest horizon, He will gather you and return you from there. 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. Matthew 28:20 and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Romans 8:38-39 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, / neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Ephesians 4:9-10 What does “He ascended” mean, except that He also descended to the lower parts of the earth? / He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things. Acts 17:27-28 God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us. / ‘For in Him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are His offspring.’ John 1:51 Then He declared, “Truly, truly, I tell you, you will all see heaven open and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.” Treasury of Scripture If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; If I take. the wings Psalm 18:10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. Psalm 19:6 His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof. Malachi 4:2 But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. dwell Psalm 74:16,17 The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun… Isaiah 24:14-16 They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the LORD, they shall cry aloud from the sea… Jump to Previous Dawn Dwell Far Farthest Morning Part Parts Remotest Rise Sea Settle Side Uttermost WingsJump to Next Dawn Dwell Far Farthest Morning Part Parts Remotest Rise Sea Settle Side Uttermost WingsPsalm 139 1. David praises God for his all-seeing providence17. And for this infinite mercies 19. He defies the wicked 23. He prays for sincerity If I rise The phrase "If I rise" suggests an action of ascending or moving upward. In the Hebrew text, the verb used here is "אֶשָּׂא" (esa), which conveys the idea of lifting or carrying oneself. This imagery of rising can be seen as a metaphor for seeking to escape or transcend one's current circumstances. It reflects the human desire to reach beyond the earthly realm, perhaps in search of divine presence or understanding. The act of rising can also symbolize spiritual awakening or enlightenment, a theme prevalent throughout the Psalms. on the wings of the dawn if I settle by the farthest sea I lift wings of dawn I dwell in the end of the sea. The wings of the morning.--This exquisite image suggesting not only the pinions of cloud that seem often to lift the dawn into the sky, but also the swift sailing of the light across the world, may be compared to the "wings of the sun" in Malachi 4:2, and the "wings of the wind" in Psalm 18:10. The uttermost parts of the sea--i.e., to a Hebrew the extreme west. The poet imagines himself darting from east to farthest west, with the rapidity of light. Verses 9, 10. - If I take the wings of the morning. If I were to speed across the earth on the wings of the dawn, and, having done so, were then to dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea - the extreme west, where the sun sets - even there shall thy hand lead me. In that distant region I should still find thy guiding hand. And thy right hand shall hold me. Thy strong right hand would uphold me.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew If I rise onאֶשָּׂ֥א (’eś·śā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take the wings כַנְפֵי־ (ḵan·p̄ê-) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 3671: An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacle of the dawn, שָׁ֑חַר (šā·ḥar) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7837: Dawn if I settle אֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗ה (’eš·kə·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strong's 7931: To settle down, abide, dwell by the farthest בְּאַחֲרִ֥ית (bə·’a·ḥă·rîṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 319: The last, end, the future, posterity sea, יָֽם׃ (yām) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3220: A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin Links Psalm 139:9 NIVPsalm 139:9 NLT Psalm 139:9 ESV Psalm 139:9 NASB Psalm 139:9 KJV Psalm 139:9 BibleApps.com Psalm 139:9 Biblia Paralela Psalm 139:9 Chinese Bible Psalm 139:9 French Bible Psalm 139:9 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 139:9 If I take the wings (Psalm Ps Psa.) |