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I said, "Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then I would fly away, and be at rest.
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A Human Cry for Rest
Commentators note that David's cry is a deeply human expression of wanting to escape overwhelming trouble. He doesn't wish for the wings of an eagle to fight, but for the wings of a dove to flee. This highlights a desire not for victory, but for rest and a quiet refuge from the pain of betrayal and conflict, a feeling many believers can identify with in times of trial.
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Psalms
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And I said - That is, when I saw these calamities coming upon me, and did not know what the result was to be.
Oh, tha…
19th Century
Anglican
Oh that I had. —Literally, who will give me? —The bird that was in the psalmist’s thought was doubtless the Rock Pigeon (…
Baptist
If he could not have the wings of an eagle to fight out the conflict, he begged for the wings of a dove to fly from it. But what would you and I be…
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16th Century
Protestant
And I said, Who will give me wings like a dove? These words mean more than merely that he could find no way to escape. They are meant to e…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I said, oh that I had wings like a dove The psalmist pitches upon this creature, partly to suggest that his enem…
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David praying. Prayer is a salve for every sore, and a relief to the spirit under every burden.
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13th Century
Catholic
Hear, O God, my prayer, and do not despise my supplication.
Previously, the psalmist showed the insults of his enemies ag…
