Psalm 139:9
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New International Version (©1984)
If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
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,

King James Bible
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

American King James Version
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

American Standard Version
If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

Bible in Basic English
If I take the wings of the morning, and go to the farthest parts of the sea;

Douay-Rheims Bible
If I take my wings early in the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea:

Darby Bible Translation
If I take the wings of the dawn and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,

English Revised Version
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell 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;

Young's Literal Translation
I take the wings of morning, I dwell in the uttermost part of the sea,

Geneva Study Bible

If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

Wesley's Notes

139:9 The wings - If I should flee from east to west: for the sea being the western border of Canaan, is often put for the west in scripture. And wings are poetically ascribed to the morning here, as they are elsewhere to the sun, and to the winds.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

139:7-16 We cannot see God, but he can see us. The psalmist did not desire to go from the Lord. Whither can I go? In the most distant corners of the world, in heaven, or in hell, I cannot go out of thy reach. No veil can hide us from God; not the thickest darkness. No disguise can save any person or action from being seen in the true light by him. Secret haunts of sin are as open before God as the most open villanies. On the other hand, the believer cannot be removed from the supporting, comforting presence of his Almighty Friend. Should the persecutor take his life, his soul will the sooner ascend to heaven. The grave cannot separate his body from the love of his Saviour, who will raise it a glorious body. No outward circumstances can separate him from his Lord. While in the path of duty, he may be happy in any situation, by the exercise of faith, hope, and prayer.


Psalm 139:8 If I ascend to heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, You are there.
Psalm 139:10 Even there Your hand will lead me, And Your right hand will lay hold of me. (NASB ©1995)

Dawn Dwell Far Farthest Morning Part Parts Remotest Rise Sea Settle Side Uttermost Wings

If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

If I take. Light has been proved, by many experiments, to travel at the astonishing rate of 194,188 miles in one second of time; and comes from the sun to the earth, a distance of 95,513,794 miles in 8 minutes and nearly 12 seconds! But, could I even fly upon the wings or rays of the morning light, which diffuses itself with such velocity over the globe from east to west, instead of being beyond Thy reach, or by this sudden transition be able to escape thy notice. Thy arm could still at pleasure prevent or arrest my progress, and I should still be encircled with the immensity of Thy essence. The sentiment in this noble passage is remarkably striking and the description truly sublime.

the wings Ps 18:10 19:6 Mal 4:2

dwell Ps 74:16,17 Isa 24:14-16

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