If I take the wings of the dawn, and settle in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Parallel translations
- KJV If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
- BSB If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea,
- NKJV If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
- NASB If I take up the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,
- NLT If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans,
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Cross-references · 5
- Ps 19:6His going out is from the end of the heavens, his circuit to its ends; There is nothing hidden from its heat.
- Ps 74:16–17The day is yours, the night is also yours. You have prepared the light and the sun.
- Mal 4:2But to you who fear my name shall the sun of righteousness arise with healing in its wings. You will go out, and leap like calves of the stall.
- Isa 24:14–16These shall lift up their voice. They will shout for the majesty of Yahweh. They cry aloud from the sea.
- Ps 18:10He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he soared on the wings of the wind.
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