Fear and (A)trembling come upon me,
And [a](B)horror has overwhelmed me.
I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and [b](C)be at rest.
“Behold, I would wander far away,
I would (D)lodge in the wilderness. [c]Selah.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 55:5 Lit shuddering
  2. Psalm 55:6 Lit settle down
  3. Psalm 55:7 Selah may mean: Pause, Crescendo or Musical interlude

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.