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I would fly away and be at rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/55.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Oh, that I had wings like a dove; then I would fly away and rest!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/55.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And I say, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/55.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/55.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! <i>for then</i> would I fly away, and be at rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/55.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/55.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/55.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I said, &#8220Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/55.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/55.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/55.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And I say, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/55.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I said, “If only I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/55.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I said, &#8220If only I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/55.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then would I fly away, and be at rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/55.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I wish I had wings like a dove, so I could fly far away and be at peace. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/55.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! then would I fly away, and be at rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/55.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I said, "If only I had wings like a dove- I would fly away and find rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/55.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I wish I had wings like a dove. I would fly away and find rest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/55.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I said, "O, who will give me the wings of a dove, so that I could fly away and live somewhere else?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/55.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/55.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I say, "I wish I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and settle in a safe place! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/55.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I said, "Oh that I had wings like a dove. Then I would fly away, and be at rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/55.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And I said, O that I had wings like a dove! for then I would fly away, and be at rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/55.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I said, “Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/55.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I say, “Who gives to me a pinion as a dove?” I fly away and rest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/55.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I say, 'Who doth give to me a pinion as a dove? I fly away and rest,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/55.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And saying, Who will give me the wing-feather as a dove? I will fly away and settle down.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/55.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I said: Who will give me wings like a dove, and I will fly and be at rest? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/55.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 54:7>And I said, “Who will give me wings like the dove, so that I may fly away and take rest?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/55.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I say, “If only I had wings like a dove that I might fly away and find rest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/55.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And I say, “O that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/55.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then would I fly away and be at rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/55.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />But I said, "Who would give me wings like a dove?" I had flown and I would have rested.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/55.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And I said: 'Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then would I fly away, and be at rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/55.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I said, O that I had wings as <i>those</i> of a dove! then would I flee away, and be at rest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/55-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=6449" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/55.htm">Cast Your Burden upon the LORD</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wā·’ō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">I said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: mî- (Interjection) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">“Oh,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: yit·ten- (Prep:: 1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep) -- ">I had</a> <a href="/hebrew/83.htm" title="83: ’ê·ḇer (N-ms) -- Pinions. From 'abar; a pinion.">wings</a> <a href="/hebrew/3123.htm" title="3123: kay·yō·w·nāh (Prep-k, Art:: N-fs) -- Dove. Probably from the same as yayin; a dove.">like a dove!</a> <a href="/hebrew/5774.htm" title="5774: ’ā·‘ū·p̄āh (V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To fly, to faint. A primitive root; to cover; hence to fly; also to faint.">I would fly away</a> <a href="/hebrew/7931.htm" title="7931: wə·’eš·kō·nāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs) -- A primitive root (by transmission) to shakab through the idea of lodging; compare cikluwth, shakam); to reside or permanently stay.">and find rest.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>How far away I would flee! In the wilderness I would remain. Selah…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a></span><br />Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/40-31.htm">Isaiah 40:31</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-2.htm">Jeremiah 9:2</a></span><br />If only I had a traveler’s lodge in the wilderness, I would abandon my people and depart from them, for they are all adulterers, a crowd of faithless people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/12-14.htm">Revelation 12:14</a></span><br />But 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-2.htm">2 Corinthians 5:2</a></span><br />For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/3-13.htm">Job 3:13-17</a></span><br />For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest / with kings and counselors of the earth, who built for themselves cities now in ruins, / or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-3.htm">1 Kings 19:3-4</a></span><br />And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, / while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/1-23.htm">Philippians 1:23</a></span><br />I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/15-30.htm">2 Samuel 15:30</a></span><br />But David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went up. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. And all the people with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they went.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-41.htm">Luke 22:41-44</a></span><br />And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed, / “Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me. Yet not My will, but Yours be done.” / Then an angel from heaven appeared to Him and strengthened Him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/1-3.htm">Jonah 1:3</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-31.htm">Mark 6:31</a></span><br />And He said to them, “Come with Me privately to a solitary place, and let us rest for a while.” For many people were coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/16-3.htm">Exodus 16:3</a></span><br />“If only we had died by the LORD’s hand in the land of Egypt!” they said. “There we sat by pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, but you have brought us into this desert to starve this whole assembly to death!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-17.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:17</a></span><br />After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-12.htm">Genesis 28:12</a></span><br />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.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/11-1.htm">Psalm 11:1</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, <i>A Psalm</i> of David. In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee <i>as</i> a bird to your mountain?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/139-9.htm">Psalm 139:9</a></b></br> <i>If</i> I take the wings of the morning, <i>and</i> dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/12-14.htm">Revelation 12:14</a></b></br> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/1-14.htm">Dove</a> <a href="/psalms/48-5.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/psalms/18-10.htm">Fly</a> <a href="/job/39-13.htm">Pinion</a> <a href="/psalms/38-3.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/psalms/36-7.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/56-1.htm">Dove</a> <a href="/psalms/60-4.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Fly</a> <a href="/psalms/91-4.htm">Pinion</a> <a href="/psalms/62-1.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/psalms/57-1.htm">Wings</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 55</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/55-1.htm">David in his prayer complains of his fearful case</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/55-9.htm">He prays against his enemies, of whose wickedness and treachery he complains</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/55-16.htm">He comforts himself in God's preservation oh him, and confusion of his enemies</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/psalms/55.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>I said</b><br />The phrase "I said" introduces a deeply personal lament from the psalmist, David. In the Hebrew text, the word used here is "אָמַרְתִּי" (amarti), which conveys a sense of speaking or declaring. This is not just a casual thought but a profound expression of David's inner turmoil and desire for escape. It reflects the human tendency to vocalize our deepest desires and struggles, seeking relief from overwhelming circumstances.<p><b>Oh, that I had wings</b><br />captures a longing for freedom and escape. The imagery of wings is powerful and evocative, symbolizing the ability to rise above earthly troubles and constraints. In the Hebrew context, wings often represent protection and deliverance, as seen in other scriptures where God is described as covering His people with His wings (e.g., <a href="/psalms/91-4.htm">Psalm 91:4</a>). This phrase underscores a yearning for divine intervention and the ability to transcend the immediate trials.<p><b>like a dove</b><br />further enriches the imagery. The dove is a symbol of peace, purity, and innocence in biblical literature. In the ancient Near East, doves were often associated with the divine and were used in sacrificial offerings, symbolizing a connection to God. By wishing for wings like a dove, David expresses a desire not only for escape but for a return to peace and purity, away from the corruption and betrayal he faces. The dove also recalls the account of Noah, where the dove brought back an olive leaf, signaling the end of the flood and the beginning of new life (<a href="/genesis/8-11.htm">Genesis 8:11</a>). This allusion suggests a hope for renewal and restoration amidst chaos.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/55.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Oh that I had.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">who will give me?</span>--The bird that was in the psalmist's thought was doubtless the Rock Pigeon (<span class= "ital">Columba livia</span>)<span class= "ital">, </span>which selects for its nesting the lofty cliffs and deep ravines far from the neighbourhood of man. (Comp. <a href="/songs/2-14.htm" title="O my dove, that are in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see your countenance, let me hear your voice; for sweet is your voice, and your countenance is comely.">Song of Solomon 2:14</a>, Note.)<p><span class= "bld">Be at rest.</span>--So the LXX. and Vulg., and the reading is consecrated by long use; but the parallelism seems to require the more literal <span class= "ital">dwell </span>or <span class= "ital">abide.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/55.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove!</span> The beauty of this passage has sunk deep into the Christian heart. Great composers have set to it some of their most exquisite music. The desire is one which finds an echo in almost every human breast, and the expression of it here has all the beauty of the best Eastern poetry. Jeremiah's words are far tamer, "Oh that I had in the wilderness a lodging-place of wayfaring men, that I might leave my people, and go from them!" <span class="cmt_word">For then would</span> <span class="cmt_word">I fly away, and be at rest.</span> The desire of "rest" is universal. Whatever the delights of action, they can only charm us for a time. In our hearts we are always longing to have done with action, and to be at rest. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/55-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וָאֹמַ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(wā·’ō·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Oh,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(mî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">יִתֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(yit·ten-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I had wings</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֭בֶר</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·ḇer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_83.htm">Strong's 83: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pinion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a dove!</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּיּוֹנָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(kay·yō·w·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3123.htm">Strong's 3123: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dove</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I would fly away</span><br /><span class="heb">אָע֥וּפָה</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·‘ū·p̄āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5774.htm">Strong's 5774: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fly, to faint</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and find rest.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶשְׁכֹּֽנָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eš·kō·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7931.htm">Strong's 7931: </a> </span><span class="str2">To settle down, abide, dwell</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/55-6.htm">Psalm 55:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/55-6.htm">Psalm 55:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/55-6.htm">Psalm 55:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/55-6.htm">Psalm 55:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/55-6.htm">Psalm 55:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/55-6.htm">Psalm 55:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/55-6.htm">Psalm 55:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/55-6.htm">Psalm 55:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/55-6.htm">Psalm 55:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/55-6.htm">Psalm 55:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/55-6.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 55:6 I said Oh that I had wings (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/55-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 55:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 55:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/55-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 55:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 55:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>