Psalms 55:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And I said, If only I had wings like a dove! for then I would go in flight from here and be at rest.

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Referenced Verses

  • Rev 12:14 : 14 And there were given to the woman two wings of a great eagle, so that she might go in flight into the waste land, to her place, where she is given food for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the snake.
  • Ps 11:1 : 1 <For the chief music-maker. Of David.> In the Lord put I my faith; how will you say to my soul, Go in flight like a bird to the mountain?
  • Ps 139:9 : 9 If I take the wings of the morning, and go to the farthest parts of the sea;

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