I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and [a](A)be at rest.
Behold, I would flee far away,
I would (B)spend my nights in the wilderness. Selah

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  1. Psalm 55:6 Lit settle down

I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove!
    I would fly away and be at rest.
I would flee far away
    and stay in the desert;[a](A)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 55:7 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and in the middle of verse 19.

Woe to me, for I reside in (A)Meshech,
For I have settled among the (B)tents of (C)Kedar!
Too long has my soul had its dwelling
With those who (D)hate peace.

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Woe to me that I dwell in Meshek,
    that I live among the tents of Kedar!(A)
Too long have I lived
    among those who hate peace.

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