Fear and trembling grip me;
horror has overwhelmed me.(A)
I said, “If only I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and find rest.(B)
How far away I would flee;
I would stay in the wilderness.(C)Selah

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Fear and trembling(A) have beset me;
    horror(B) has overwhelmed me.
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](C)

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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.