Psalms 55:4

Psalms 55:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)My heart is sore pained within me: and the terrors of death are fallen upon me.
• New International Version (NIV)My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen on me.
• English Standard Version (ESV)My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)My heart is severely pained within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me.

Context of Psalms 55:4

2Attend unto me, and answer me: I am restless in my complaint, and moan, 3Because of the voice of the enemy, Because of the oppression of the wicked; For they cast iniquity upon me, And in anger they persecute me. My heart is sore pained within me: And the terrors of death are fallen upon me. 5Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, And horror hath overwhelmed me. 6And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! Then would I fly away, and be at rest.

Psalms 55:4 word by word

לִ֭בִּי יָחִ֣יל בְּקִרְבִּ֑י וְאֵימ֥וֹת מָ֝֗וֶת נָפְל֥וּ עָלָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 55:4

• Psalms 6:3My soul also is sore troubled: And thou, O Jehovah, how long?
• Psalms 69:20Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: And I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; And for comforters, but I found none.
• Psalms 88:3For my soul is full of troubles, And my life draweth nigh unto Sheol.
• Psalms 102:3For my days consume away like smoke, And my bones are burned as a firebrand.
• Matthew 26:37And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and sore troubled.
• Mark 14:33And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly amazed, and sore troubled.
• John 12:27Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But for this cause came I unto this hour.
• 2 Corinthians 1:8For we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning our affliction which befell us in Asia, that we were weighed down exceedingly, beyond our power, insomuch that we despaired even of life:
• Psalms 18:4The cords of death compassed me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
• Psalms 116:3The cords of death compassed me, And the pains of Sheol gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
• Isaiah 38:10I said, In the noontide of my days I shall go into the gates of Sheol: I am deprived of the residue of my years.
• Hebrews 5:7Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and having been heard for his godly fear,

Commentaries on Psalms 55:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4The terrors of death are fallen upon me - I am in hourly expectation of being massacred.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4My heart is sore pained within me - Heavy and sad; that is, I am deeply afflicted. The word rendered is “sore pained,” means properly to turn round; to twist; to dance in a circle; to be whirled round; and then to twist or writhe with pain, especially applied to a woman in travail, Isaiah 13:8; Isaiah 23:4; Isaiah 26:18. Here the idea is, that he was in deep distress and anguish. It is easy to see that this would be so, if the psalm refers to the revolt…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 55:4

• 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