Psalm 139:9
Strong's Lexicon
If I rise on
אֶשָּׂ֥א (’eś·śā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5375: 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lift, lift up 1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure 1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted 1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up 1b3) to be borne, be carried 1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist 1c2) to desire, long (fig.) 1c3) to carry, bear continuously 1c4) to take, take away 1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity) 1e2) to cause to bring, have brought

the wings
כַנְפֵי־ (ḵan·p̄ê-)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 3671: 1) wing, extremity, edge, winged, border, corner, shirt 1a) wing 1b) extremity 1b1) skirt, corner (of garment)

of the dawn,
שָׁ֑חַר (šā·ḥar)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7837: 1) dawn 1a) dawn 1b) at dawn (as adverb)

if I settle
אֶ֝שְׁכְּנָ֗ה (’eš·kə·nāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7931: 1) to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to settle down to abide 1a2) to abide, dwell, reside 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make settle down, establish 1b2) to make or cause to dwell 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to lay, place, set, establish, settle, fix 1c2) to cause to dwell or abide

by the farthest
בְּאַחֲרִ֥ית (bə·’a·ḥă·rîṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 319: 1) after part, end 1a) end, issue, event 1b) latter time (prophetic for future time) 1c) posterity 1d) last, hindermost

sea,
יָֽם׃ (yām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3220: 1) sea 1a) Mediterranean Sea 1b) Red Sea 1c) Dead Sea 1d) Sea of Galilee 1e) sea (general) 1f) mighty river (Nile) 1g) the sea (the great basin in the temple court) 1h) seaward, west, westward

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea,

Young's Literal Translation
I take the wings of morning, I dwell in the uttermost part of the sea,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If I live at the eastern horizon or settle at the western limits,

New American Standard Bible
If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,

King James Bible
[If] I take the wings of the morning, [and] dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Parallel Verses
New International Version
If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea,

New Living Translation
If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans,

English Standard Version
If I take the wings of the morning and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea,

New American Standard Bible
If I take the wings of the dawn, If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,

King James Bible
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If I live at the eastern horizon or settle at the western limits,

International Standard Version
If I take wings with the dawn and settle down on the western horizon

NET Bible
If I were to fly away on the wings of the dawn, and settle down on the other side of the sea,

American Standard Version
If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

English Revised Version
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

Young's Literal Translation
I take the wings of morning, I dwell in the uttermost part of the sea,
















Cross References
Psalm 65:8
They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.

Psalm 139:8
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.

Psalm 139:10
Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

Amos 9:3
And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:

Jonah 1:3
But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 139:7
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

Psalm 139:6
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.

Psalm 139:11
If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.

Psalm 139:12
Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
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