Psalm 55:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Behold,הִ֭נֵּה
(hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
I would wanderנְדֹ֑ד
(ne·dod;)
5074: to retreat, flee, depart, stray, wander, fluttera prim. root
farאַרְחִ֣יק
(ar·chik)
7368: to be or become far or distanta prim. root
away, I would lodgeאָלִ֖ין
(a·lin)
3885a: to lodge, pass the night, abidea prim. root
in the wilderness.בַּמִּדְבָּ֣ר
(bam·mid·bar)
4057b: wildernessfrom dabar
Selah.סֶֽלָה׃
(se·lah.)
5542: to lift up, exaltfrom salal


















KJV Lexicon
Lo then would I wander
nadad  (naw-dad')
to wave to and fro (rarely to flap up and down); figuratively, to rove, flee, or (causatively) to drive away
far off
rachaq  (raw-khak')
to widen (in any direction), i.e. (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
and remain
luwn  (loon)
to 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
midbar  (mid-bawr')
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) -- desert, south, speech, wilderness.
Selah
celah  (seh'-law)
suspension (of music), i.e. pause -- Selah.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Behold, I would wander far away, I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah.

King James Bible
Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
How far away I would flee; I would stay in the wilderness. Selah

International Standard Version
Look, I want to flee far away; I want to settle down in the wilderness. Interlude

NET Bible
Look, I will escape to a distant place; I will stay in the wilderness. (Selah)

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And I had gone far away; I had flown and dwelt in the wilderness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Indeed, I would run far away. I would stay in the desert. [Selah]

King James 2000 Bible
Lo, then would I wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.
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