Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Shall I lift up the wings of the dawn? shall I dwell in the uttermost 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,
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,
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 shall ascend to the heavens, thou art there: and shall I bend down to hades, behold thee. 9 Shall I lift up the wings of the dawn? shall I dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea? 10 Also there thy hand will guide me, and thy right hand will hold me.
Cross References
Psalm 18:10
And he will ride upon a cherub, and will fly: and he will fly upon the wings of the wind.
Psalm 19:6
From the extremity of the heavens his going forth and his circuits upon their extremities and no hiding from his heat.
Psalm 74:16-17
To thee the day, also to thee the night: thou didst prepare the light and the sun.
Isaiah 24:14-16
They shall lift up their voice, they shall shout for joy in the majesty of Jehovah they cried aloud from the sea.
Malachi 4:2
And to you fearing my name the sun of justice arose, and healing in his wings; and ye went forth and spread as calves of the stall.