Psalm 55:6–8

And I say, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!

I would fly away and be at rest;

yes, I would wander far away;

I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah

I would hurry to find a shelter

from the raging wind and tempest.”

I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove!

I would fly away and be at rest.

I would flee far away

and stay in the desert;

I would hurry to my place of shelter,

far from the tempest and storm.”

I said, “If only I had wings like a dove!

I would fly away and find rest.

How far away I would flee;

I would stay in the wilderness.

Selah

I would hurry to my shelter

from the raging wind and the storm.”

Oh, that I had wings like a dove;

then I would fly away and rest!

I would fly far away

to the quiet of the wilderness.

Interlude

How quickly I would escape—

far from this wild storm of hatred.

So I say, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove.

I would fly away and be at rest.

Look, I would flee far away.

I would dwell in the wilderness. Selah

I would hurry to my refuge

from the raging wind and storm.”

And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove!

For then would I fly away, and be at rest.

Lo, then would I wander far off,

And remain in the wilderness. Selah.

I would hasten my escape

From the windy storm and tempest.