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wings

Meaning of “wings”

Sense 1: Feathered or extended parts by which birds and other winged creatures fly. Sense 2: Figuratively, means of swift movement, protective shelter, or spreading reach.

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76 occurrences64 verses22 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Exodus 19:4

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Psalms 55:6
And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! for then would I fly away, and be at rest.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 55:6 · retained source text

And I said, O that I had wings like a doue; for then would I flee away and be at rest.

Psalms 57:1
BE merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 57:1 · retained source text

¶ Be mercifull vnto mee, O God, be merciful vnto me, for my soule trusteth in thee: yea in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, vntill these calamities bee ouerpast.

Psalms 61:4
I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Psalms 61:4 · retained source text

I will abide in thy Tabernacle for euer: I will trust in the couert of thy wings. Selah.

1611 marginal noteOr, make my refuge.

Psalms 68:13
Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 68:13 · retained source text

Though ye haue lien among the pots, yet shall yee bee as the wings of a doue, couered with siluer, and her feathers with yellow gold.

Psalms 91:4
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 91:4 · retained source text

Hee shall couer thee with his feathers, and vnder his wings shalt thou trust: his trueth shall bee thy shield and buckler.

Psalms 104:3
Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 104:3 · retained source text

Who layeth the beames of his chambers in the waters, who maketh the cloudes his charet: who walketh vpon the wings of the wind.

Psalms 139:9
If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 139:9 · retained source text

If I take the wings of the morning: and dwell in the vttermost parts of the Sea:

Proverbs 23:5
Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Proverbs 23:5 · retained source text

Wilt thou set thine eyes vpon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselues wings, they fly away as an Eagle toward heauen.

1611 marginal noteHeb. wilt thou cause thine eyes to fly vpon?

Ecclesiastes 10:20
¶ Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 10:20 · retained source text

¶ Curse not the king, no not in thy thought, and curse not the rich in thy bed-chamber: for a bird of the aire shall carry the voyce, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.

1611 marginal noteOr, conscience.

1611 marginal noteExod.22.28.

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