Bible verse
How far away I would flee! In the wilderness I would remain. Selah
Psalm 55:7 · BSB
The verses around it, from Psalm 55.
3 at the voice of the enemy, at the pressure of the wicked. For they release disaster upon me and revile me in their anger.
4 My heart murmurs within me, and the terrors of death assail me.
5 Fear and trembling grip me, and horror has overwhelmed me.
6 I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest.
7 How far away I would flee! In the wilderness I would remain. Selah
8 I would hurry to my shelter, far from this raging tempest.”
9 O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.
10 Day and night they encircle the walls, while malice and trouble lie within.
11 Destruction is within; oppression and deceit never leave the streets.
KJV
Lo, [then] would I wander far off, [and] remain in the wilderness. Selah.
ASV
Lo, then would I wander far off, I would lodge in the wilderness. [Selah
ERV
Lo, then would I wander far off, I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah
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