Psalms 55:5

Psalms 55:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me.
• New International Version (NIV)Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Fear and trembling come upon me, and horror overwhelms me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Fearfulness and trembling have come upon me, And horror has overwhelmed me.

Context of Psalms 55:5

3Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the pressure of the wicked; For they bring down trouble on me, And in anger they persecute me. 4My heart is in anguish within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me. Fear and trembling have come upon me; Horror has overwhelmed me. 6And I say, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest. 7I would wander far away, I would lodge in the [peace of the] wilderness. Selah.

Psalms 55:5 word by word

יִרְאָ֣ה וָ֭רַעַד יָ֣בֹא בִ֑י וַ֝תְּכַסֵּ֗נִי פַּלָּצֽוּת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Fearfulnessיִרְאָהyir'âh · fearH3374
• and tremblingרַ֫עַדra‛ad re‛âdâh · tremblingH7461
• are comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• upon me, and horrorפַּלָּצוּתpallâtsûth · shudderingH6427
• hath overwhelmedכָּסָהkâsâh · to coverH3680

Cross-references for Psalms 55:5

• Psalms 119:120My flesh trembles in [reverent] fear of You, And I am afraid and in awe of Your judgments.
• 2 Samuel 15:14David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, “Arise, let us flee, or none of us will escape from Absalom! Go in haste, or he will overtake us quickly and bring disaster on us and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”
• Job 6:4Because the arrows of the Almighty are within me, My spirit drinks their poison; The terrors of God are arrayed against me.
• Job 23:15Therefore I would be terrified at His presence; When I consider [all of this], I tremble in dread of Him.
• Psalms 42:6O my God, my soul is in despair within me [the burden more than I can bear]; Therefore I will [fervently] remember You from the land of the Jordan And the peaks of [Mount] Hermon, from Mount Mizar.
• Psalms 61:2From the end of the earth I call to You, when my heart is overwhelmed and weak; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I [a rock that is too high to reach without Your help].
• Psalms 88:15I was afflicted and close to death from my youth on; I suffer Your terrors; I am overcome.
• Luke 22:44And being in agony [deeply distressed and anguished; almost to the point of death], He prayed more intently; and His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down on the ground.

Commentaries on Psalms 55:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Fearfulness - How natural is this description! He is in distress; - he mourns; - makes a noise; - sobs and sighs; - his heart is wounded - he expects nothing but death; - this produces fear; - this produces tremor, which terminates in that deep apprehension of approaching and inevitable ruin that overwhelms him with horror. No man ever described a wounded heart like David.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Fearfulness and trembling - Fear so great as to produce trembling. Compare the notes at Job 4:14. He knew not when these things would end. How far the spirit of rebellion had spread he knew not, and he had no means of ascertaining. It seemed as if he would be wholly overthrown; as if his power was wholly at an end; as if even his life was in the greatest peril. And horror hath overwhelmed me - Margin, as in Hebrew, “covered me.” That is; it had come upon…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-8In the experience of deep anguish, the psalmist confesses that his adversity has become unbearable and he seeks an escape.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. express great alarm.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 55:5

• Afflictions and Adversities

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Commentaries on Psalms 55

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings