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Psalm 55:5-7
Contemporary English Version

5 I am trembling with fear,
    completely terrified.

6 I wish I had wings
    like a dove,
so I could fly far away
    and be at peace.
7 I would go and live
    in some distant desert.

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Psalm 55:5-7
New International Version

5 Fear and trembling(A) have beset me;
    horror(B) has overwhelmed me.
6 I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove!
    I would fly away and be at rest.
7 I would flee far away
    and stay in the desert;[a](C)

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