Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
I take the wings of morning, I dwell in the uttermost 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;
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,
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;
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 the heavens -- there Thou art, And spread out a couch in Sheol, lo, Thee! 9 I take the wings of morning, I dwell in the uttermost part of the sea, 10 Also there Thy hand doth lead me, And Thy right hand doth hold me.
Cross References
Psalm 18:10
And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And He flieth on wings of wind.
Psalm 19:6
From the end of the heavens is his going out, And his revolution is unto their ends, And nothing is hid from his heat.
Psalm 74:16-17
Thine is the day, also Thine is the night, Thou hast prepared a light giver -- the sun.
Isaiah 24:14-16
They -- they lift up their voice, They sing of the excellency of Jehovah, They have cried aloud from the sea.
Malachi 4:2
And risen to you, ye who fear My name, Hath the sun of righteousness -- and healing in its wings, And ye have gone forth, and have increased as calves of a stall.