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 wander about in my plaint, and I moan aloud, 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 writhing within me, and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. 5Fear and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. 6And I said, Oh that I had wings like a dove! I would 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 6:3And my soul trembleth exceedingly: and thou, Jehovah, till how long?
• Psalms 69:20Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am overwhelmed: and I looked for sympathy, 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 to Sheol.
• Psalms 102:3For my days are consumed like smoke, and my bones are burned as a firebrand.
• Matthew 26:37And taking with [him] Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and deeply depressed.
• Mark 14:33And he takes with him Peter and James and John, and he began to be amazed and oppressed in spirit.
• John 12:27Now is my soul troubled, and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour. But on account of this have I come to this hour.
• 2 Corinthians 1:8For we do not wish you to be ignorant, brethren, as to our tribulation which happened [to us] in Asia, that we were excessively pressed beyond [our] power, so as to despair even of living.
• Psalms 18:4The bands of death encompassed me, and torrents of Belial made me afraid.
• Psalms 116:3The bands of death encompassed me, and the anguish of Sheol took hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow:
• Isaiah 38:10I said, In the meridian of my days I shall go to the gates of Sheol: I am deprived of the rest of my years.
• Hebrews 5:7Who in the days of his flesh, having offered up both supplications and entreaties to him who was able to save him out of death, with strong crying and tears; (and having been heard because of his piety;)

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