Fear and trembling are come upon me, and an horrible fear hath [a]covered me.

And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove: then would I [b]fly away and rest.

Behold I would take my flight far off, and lodge in the wilderness. Selah.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 55:5 There was no part of him, that was not astonished with extreme fear.
  2. Psalm 55:6 Fear had driven him to so great distress, that he wished to be hid in some wilderness, and to be banished from that kingdom which God had promised that he should enjoy.

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.