Psalms 55:6 (YLT)

Passage

And I say, `Who doth give to me a pinion as a dove? I fly away and rest,

Nearby Context

Psalms 55:4 My heart is pained within me, And terrors of death have fallen on me.

Psalms 55:5 Fear and trembling come in to me, And horror doth cover me.

Psalms 55:6 And I say, `Who doth give to me a pinion as a dove? I fly away and rest,

Psalms 55:7 Lo, I move far off, I lodge in a wilderness. Selah.

Psalms 55:8 I hasten escape for myself, From a rushing wind, from a whirlwind.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "doth", "give", "pinion", "dove", "away", and "rest". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "doth" and "give", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Fear and trembling come in to me..." into verse 7's "Lo I move far off I lodge...", so "doth" and "give" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "doth" and "give" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.