Parallel Verses
Amplified
If I take the wings of the dawn,
If I dwell in the remotest part 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;
Bible in Basic English
If I take the wings of the morning, and go to the farthest parts 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 ascend to heaven, You are there;
If I make my bed in Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead), behold, You are there.
If I take the wings of the dawn,
If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,
Even there Your hand will lead me,
And Your right hand will take hold of me.
Cross References
Psalm 18:10
And He rode upon a cherub (storm) and flew;
And He sped on the wings of the wind.
Psalm 19:6
The sun’s rising is from one end of the heavens,
And its circuit to the other end of them;
And there is nothing hidden from its heat.
Psalm 74:16-17
The day is Yours, the night also is Yours;
You have established and prepared the [heavenly] light and the sun.
Isaiah 24:14-16
They [who have escaped and remain] raise their voices, they shout for joy;
They rejoice from the [Mediterranean] Sea in the majesty of the Lord.
Malachi 4:2
But for you who fear My name [with awe-filled reverence] the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings. And you will go forward and leap [joyfully] like calves [released] from the stall.