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 oppression of the wicked: for they cast iniquity upon me, and in anger they persecute me. 4My heart is writhing within me, and the terrors of death are fallen upon me. Fear 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; 7Behold, I would flee afar off, I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah;

Psalms 55:5 word by word

יִרְאָ֣ה וָ֭רַעַד יָ֣בֹא בִ֑י וַ֝תְּכַסֵּ֗נִי פַּלָּצֽוּת׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 55:5

• Psalms 119:120My flesh shuddereth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
• 2 Samuel 15:14And David said to all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Rise up and let us flee; for we shall not [else] escape from Absalom. Be quick to depart, lest he overtake us quickly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.
• Job 6:4For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, their poison drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
• Job 23:15Therefore am I troubled at his presence; I consider, and I am afraid of him.
• Psalms 42:6My God, my soul is cast down within me; therefore do I remember thee from the land of the Jordan, and the Hermons, from mount Mizar.
• Psalms 61:2From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: thou wilt lead me on to a rock which is too high for me.
• Psalms 88:15I am afflicted and expiring from my youth up; I suffer thy terrors, [and] I am distracted.
• Luke 22:44And being in conflict he prayed more intently. And his sweat became as great drops of blood, falling down upon the earth.

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