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If I takeאֶשָּׂאthe wingsכַנְפֵיof the dawn,שָׁחַרif I dwellאֶשְׁכְּנָהat the farthest endבְּאַחֲרִיתof the sea,יָם
Psalms 139:9
Study it in the app“If I take the wings of the dawn, if I dwell at the farthest end of the sea,”
David asks where he could flee from God, and finds God is there tooWho God IsThere is nowhere to flee from God's spirit; even there his hand guidesThe Holy SpiritDavid asks where he could flee from God, and finds him everywhereLoneliness
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 139:9, word by word
- If I takeאֶשָּׂאesa
take
To get something; with "a wife", to marry.
Where else “esa” appears- the wingsכַנְפֵיchanfe
wing
A bird's wing; shelter under God's wings.
Where else “chanfe” appears- of the dawnשָׁחַרshachar
dawn
Dawn, daybreak.
Where else “shachar” appears- if I dwellאֶשְׁכְּנָהeshkna
dwell
To live somewhere, stay.
Where else “eshkna” appears- at the farthest endאַחֲרִיתacharit
end
Where something ends, and how it ends.
Where else “acharit” appears- of the seaיָםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears
The context
8If I go up to the heavens, there you are; and if I make my bed in Sheol, look, you are there.
9 · This verse (above)
10even there your hand will lead me, and your right hand will take hold of me.