If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea,
Parallel translations
- WEB If I take the wings of the dawn, and settle in the uttermost parts of the sea;
- KJV If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the 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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Quick answer
Even if David flew to the farthest sea on the wings of dawn, God would be there.
Overview
With poetic imagery David imagines fleeing to the most distant reaches of the earth. No matter how far he could travel, he could not outrun God's presence. The God who fills every corner of creation is the same Lord who pursues His people in love and meets them in Christ wherever they are.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Ps 19:6it rises at one end of the heavens and runs its circuit to the other; nothing is deprived of its warmth.
- Ps 74:16–17The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.
- Mal 4:2“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.
- Ps 18:10He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
- Isa 24:14–16They raise their voices, they shout for joy; from the west they proclaim the majesty of the LORD.
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The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
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