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Psalms 139:9

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If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
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  1. Psalms 19:6Rank 1 from verse 9
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    6His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof.

  2. Psalms 74:16–17Rank 2 from verse 9
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    16The day is thine, the night also is thine: thou hast prepared the light and the sun.

    17Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.

  3. Malachi 4:2Rank 3 from verse 9
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    2¶ But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

  4. Isaiah 24:14–16Rank 4 from verse 9
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    14They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the Lord, they shall cry aloud from the sea.

    15Wherefore glorify ye the Lord in the fires, even the name of the Lord God of Israel in the isles of the sea.

    16¶ From the uttermost part of the earth have we heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said, My leanness, my leanness, woe unto me! the treacherous dealers have dealt treacherously; yea, the treacherous dealers have dealt very treacherously.

  5. Psalms 18:10Rank 5 from verse 9
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    10And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

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Psalms 139:9

COMBINED MEANING

take

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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

wings

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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.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

morning

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Sense 1: The beginning or early part of the day, including hours before daylight. Sense 2: The dawn or a beginning compared with dawn.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

uttermost

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Farthest, outermost, remotest, last, fullest, or most complete extent, degree, part, or limit.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

parts

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Sense 1: Portions or divisions of a whole. Sense 2: Divides, separates, departs, or assigns shares.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

sea

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1. A great body or expanse of gathered waters, including a named sea or lake, in which ships and creatures move. 2. The large brazen or molten basin made for the temple and called a sea. 3. Something represented or compared as a sea.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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

9If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;

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

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