Psalms 139:10

"If I take the wings of the dawn, and settle in the uttermost parts of the sea,"

Key Reflection

In Psalms 139:10, David uses the image of taking the wings of the dawn to signify an attempt at escaping God's presence, even by fleeing to the remotest parts of the sea. This hyperbolic statement underscores humanity’s futile effort to hide from divine knowledge and protection, highlighting God's omniscience and omnipresence.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Even there shall thy hand lead me -I shall find thee there; thy hand would be upon me; I should not have gone from thy presence. And thy right hand shall hold me -Still hold me; still be laid upon me. I should find myself there, as certainly as here, in thy hand; and in the same sense - either to seize upon me if I went astray, or to protect me, if obedient, supported by thee in all the perils of the flight. God, still the same - the same in all respects - would be with me there as he is here.

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