Psalms 139:9 meaning and explanation

If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle by the farthest sea,

Psalms 139:9, Berean Standard Bible

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Psalm 139 is David's prayer to the LORD, and in verses 7 to 12 he presses the question of whether any place can put him beyond God's reach. Verse 9 pictures the extremes of the created world: the wings of the dawn, the first light spreading across the eastern horizon, and the farthest sea, the distant western waters.

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