Psalms 55:7 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

Lo, I move far off, I lodge in a wilderness. Selah.

English ASV

Lo, then would I wander far off, I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah

English Amplified

Yes, I would wander far away, I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Yes, I would wander far away, I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

How far away I would flee! In the wilderness I would remain. Selah

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

How far away I would flee; I would stay in the wilderness. Selah

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

Behold, I would flee afar off, I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah;

English EASY 2024

Yes! I would go far away, and I would live in the wilderness.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

I would go far into the desert and stay there. Selah

yes, I would wander far away; I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah

English GNT (Good News Translation)

I would fly far away and make my home in the desert.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Indeed, I would run far away. I would stay in the desert. Selah

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

How far away I would flee; I would stay in the wilderness. Selah

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

Behold, I would wander far away, I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Indeed, I would wander far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"Behold, I would wander far away, I would lodge in the wilderness. Selah.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

I say, "If only I had wings like a dove that I might fly away and find rest.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

I would escape to a place far away. I would stay out in the desert. Selah

English NIV

I would flee far away and stay in the desert; Selah

English NKJ 1982

Indeed, I would wander far off, And remain in the wilderness.

English NLT

I would fly far away to the quiet of the wilderness.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

truly, I would flee far away; I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

I would run far away where no one could find me, escaping to a wilderness retreat.”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

yea, I would wander afar, I would lodge in the wilderness,

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

I would fly to the far-off deserts and stay there.

English Tyndale 1537

Lo, then would I get me away far off, and remain in the wilderness. Selah.

Psalms 55:7 — Compare Translations