King James Version
Psalms 55:7 in the King James Version says “Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 55 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.”
Psalms 55:7 · KJV
Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. overwhelmed: Heb. covered
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.
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“far off”
H7368to widen (in any direction), i.e., (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
“Lo then would I wander”
H5074properly, to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive away
“and remain”
H3885to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
“in the wilderness”
H4057a pasture (i.e., open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert
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