Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
If I take the wings of the morning, and go to the farthest parts of the sea;
New American Standard Bible
If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,
King James Version
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Holman Bible
or settle at the western limits,
International Standard Version
If I take wings with the dawn and settle down on the western horizon
A Conservative Version
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the outermost parts of the sea,
American Standard Version
If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Amplified
If I take the wings of the dawn,
If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,
Darby Translation
If I take the wings of the dawn and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,
Julia Smith Translation
Shall I lift up the wings of the dawn? shall I dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea?
King James 2000
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Lexham Expanded Bible
If I lift up [the] wings of [the] dawn, [and] I alight on [the] far side of [the] sea,
Modern King James verseion
If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the furthest parts of the sea;
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If I take the wings of the morning, and remain in the uttermost part of the sea,
NET Bible
If I were to fly away on the wings of the dawn, and settle down on the other side of the sea,
New Heart English Bible
If I take the wings of the dawn, and settle in the uttermost parts of the sea;
The Emphasized Bible
If I mount the wings of the dawn, settle down in the region beyond the sea,
Webster
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
World English Bible
If I take the wings of the dawn, and settle in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Youngs Literal Translation
I take the wings of morning, I dwell in the uttermost part of the sea,
Themes
God » Leader » No place beyond the reach of his hand
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 139:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
The All-Knowing, Ever-Present God
8 If I go up to heaven, you are there: or if I make my bed in the underworld, you are there. 9 If I take the wings of the morning, and go to the farthest parts of the sea; 10 Even there will I be guided by your hand, and your right hand will keep me.
Cross References
Psalm 18:10
And he went in flight through the air, seated on a storm-cloud: going quickly on the wings of the wind.
Psalm 19:6
His going out is from the end of the heaven, and his circle to the ends of it; there is nothing which is not open to his heat.
Psalm 74:16-17
The day is yours and the night is yours: you made the light and the sun.
Isaiah 24:14-16
But those will be making sounds of joy; they will be crying loudly from the sea for the glory of the Lord.
Malachi 4:2
But to you who give worship to my name, the sun of righteousness will come up with new life in its wings; and you will go out, playing like young oxen full of food.