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

3I am afraid because of what my enemies say. Those wicked people give me much pain. They are so angry that they hate me and they give me nothing but trouble. 4My heart beats fast inside me. Death seems very near, and I am very afraid. I am shaking with fear! My troubles are too much for me. 6So I say, ‘If I had wings to fly like a dove, I would fly away to a safe place. 7Yes! I would go far away, and I would live in 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 119:120I respect your great strength, so that my body shakes with fear. I am afraid of the laws by which you judge people.
• 2 Samuel 15:14So David said to the officers who were with him in Jerusalem, ‘We must go! We must run away! If we do not do that, no one will escape from Absalom. Hurry, or he will quickly catch us here. Then he will destroy us and our whole city!’
• Job 6:4Almighty God has shot his arrows into me. Their poison is now deep inside me. God has sent me many troubles that make me afraid.
• Job 23:15Because of that, I am afraid of him. When I think about all these things, I am very afraid.
• Psalms 42:6Deep inside me I am very sad. So I will turn to you, my God, from where I am. I will pray to you from Hermon mountain where the Jordan River begins, and from Mizar mountain.
• Psalms 61:2I will call out to you from far away, because I am sad and weak. Lead me to a strong, safe rock that is higher than I am.
• Psalms 88:15Since I was young, I have been in pain. I have always been near to death. You have caused bad troubles to frighten me, so that I feel helpless.
• Luke 22:44Jesus began to have troubles in his mind. He prayed again even more strongly. His sweat became like blood and it fell to 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