Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me. 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; Selah I would hurry to my place of shelter, far from the tempest... The shattered idol, by Max Baring - Page 58de Charles Messent - 1907Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| 1843 - 844 pages
...loins girt ? — is this being found ready when the master cometh ? — doth this seem like saying, O that I had the wings of a dove, I would fly away, and be at rest ? — is this like groaning earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from... | |
| 1867 - 602 pages
...l.ed forth by the Spirit to fight." Glasgow. TWM Cjjrist anfo mg " My soul is weary of my life " " Oh that I had the wings of a dove, I would fly away and be at rest." (Job x. 1 ; Paa. Iv. 6} " Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will... | |
| Betty Groth Syverson - 1987 - 114 pages
...is in anguish within me; .... Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me. I said, 'Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away' " (vv. 4-6). David's eloquence throughout the psalms offers pleadings, praise and joyful expressions... | |
| L. B. E. Cowman, Jim Reimann - 1997 - 520 pages
...a contradiction in terms, but it is a blessed truth.While enduring a severe trial, David cried,"Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest" (Ps. 55:6).Yet before he finished his meditation, he seems to have realized that his wish... | |
| Marva J. Dawn - 1998 - 258 pages
...know who is in distress the look of grace that comes from YHWH? YHWH Understands Even Betrayal 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; Selah I would hurry to my place of shelter,... | |
| Samuel Edward Tesh, Walter D. Zorn - 1999 - 492 pages
..."Crucify him! Crucify him!") Under the circumstances we can understand the psalmist's desire to escape. "Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest." Who has not felt such an urge as this at some time? The prophet Elijah actually did flee,... | |
| Charles R. Gerber - 1999 - 130 pages
...longs for rest in Psalm 55:5-6 "Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me. I said, 'Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.'" In Psalm 116:7 he reassures himself: "Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the LORD has... | |
| Jeanette Windle - 2000 - 628 pages
...the terrors of death assail me. Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me. I said, 'Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest— I would flee far away. . . . " At once Sara was back in the trembling horror of her night... | |
| Sylvia Roache - 2001 - 314 pages
...Highway 132 Birds Have Troubles Too "Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me, 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... | |
| Varese Layzer - 2001 - 250 pages
...argues, should he (God) not spare Nineveh with all its many people and its great ignorance? 'And I said, "Oh, that I had the wings of a dove. I would fly away and find rest." '2 It is with this quote that Richard Sharpe begins his edition and translation of Adomnan's... | |
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