Psalms 55:6-8

I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and find rest. How far away I would flee! In the wilderness I would remain. Selah I would hurry to my shelter, far from this raging tempest.”

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4 songs meet this passage

  • Yesterday · The Beatles

    resonates with Psalms 55:6-8

    The longing to escape pain by hiding away echoes the psalmist's wish for wings to flee sorrow.

  • “Would I run off the world someday?”

    Runaway · AURORA

    resonates with Psalms 55:6-8

    David's wish for wings to fly away and find rest matches the song's weary desire to escape and find shelter.

  • Under Pressure (feat. David Bowie) · Queen

    resonates with Psalms 55:4-6

    The psalmist's cry to escape anguish mirrors the raw desperation of watching others break under pressure.

  • “You never see them too long on the ground”

    Mr. Rager · Kid Cudi

    resonates with Psalms 55:6

    The longing to fly away like a bird and find rest mirrors the psalmist's own cry for escape from life's weight.

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