Psalms 55:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Psalms 55:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Psalms 55:6 is a verse from the book of Psalms in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Psalms 55:6 — KJV
“And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.”
— Psalms 55:6 (KJV)
Psalms 55:6 in Context — About the Book of Psalms
Psalms is the Bible's prayer book — 150 songs covering every emotion a praying person will ever feel: praise, panic, gratitude, grief, fury, and quiet trust. For three thousand years believers have borrowed these words when their own run out. If you can feel it, there is a psalm for it.
Cross-References for Psalms 55:6
“They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 55:6: then, would, away
“But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark. pulled...: Heb. caused her to come”
Shares key themes with Psalms 55:6: dove, then, rest
“Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, that he shall restore that which he took violently away, or the thing which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was delivered him to keep, or the lost thing which he found,”
Shares key themes with Psalms 55:6: then, away, rest
“Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels' necks. ornaments: or, ornaments like the moon”
Shares key themes with Psalms 55:6: like, then, away
“Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh.”
Shares key themes with Psalms 55:6: like, then, would
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