Parallel Verses
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 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,
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,
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 were to ascend to heaven, you would be there. If I were to sprawl out in Sheol, there you would be. 9 If I were to fly away on the wings of the dawn, and settle down on the other side of the sea, 10 even there your hand would guide me, your right hand would grab hold of me.
Cross References
Psalm 18:10
He mounted a winged angel and flew; he glided on the wings of the wind.
Psalm 19:6
It emerges from the distant horizon, and goes from one end of the sky to the other; nothing can escape its heat.
Psalm 74:16-17
You established the cycle of day and night; you put the moon and sun in place.
Isaiah 24:14-16
They lift their voices and shout joyfully; they praise the majesty of the Lord in the west.
Malachi 4:2
But for you who respect my name, the sun of vindication will rise with healing wings, and you will skip about like calves released from the stall.