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

2Pay attention to me, and answer me. My thoughts are restless, and I am confused 3because my enemy shouts at me and a wicked person persecutes me. They bring misery crashing down on me, and they attack me out of anger. My heart is in turmoil. The terrors of death have seized me. 5Fear and trembling have overcome me. Horror has overwhelmed me. 6I said, “If only I had wings like a dove— I would fly away and find rest.

Psalms 55:4 word by word

לִ֭בִּי יָחִ֣יל בְּקִרְבִּ֑י וְאֵימ֥וֹת מָ֝֗וֶת נָפְל֥וּ עָלָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• My heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• is sore painedחוּלchûl chîyl · to twist: trembleH2342
• withinקֶ֫רֶבqereb · entrails: amongH7130
• me: and the terrorsאֵימָה'êymâh 'êmâh · terrorH367
• of deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• are fallenנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307

Cross-references for Psalms 55:4

• Psalms 6:3My soul has been deeply shaken with terror. But you, O Lord, how long … ?
• Psalms 69:20Insults have broken my heart, and I am sick. I looked for sympathy, but there was none. I looked for people to comfort me, but I found no one.
• Psalms 88:3My soul is filled with troubles, and my life comes closer to the grave.
• Psalms 102:3My days disappear like smoke. My bones burn like hot coals.
• Matthew 26:37He took Peter and Zebedee’s two sons with him. He was beginning to feel deep anguish.
• Mark 14:33He took Peter, James, and John with him and began to feel distressed and anguished.
• John 12:27“I am too deeply troubled now to know how to express my feelings. Should I say, ‘Father, save me from this time ⌞of suffering⌟’? No! I came for this time of suffering.
• 2 Corinthians 1:8Brothers and sisters, we don’t want you to be ignorant about the suffering we experienced in the province of Asia. It was so extreme that it was beyond our ability to endure. We even wondered if we could go on living.
• Psalms 18:4The ropes of death had become tangled around me. The torrents of destruction had overwhelmed me.
• Psalms 116:3The ropes of death became tangled around me. The horrors of the grave took hold of me. I experienced pain and agony.
• Isaiah 38:10I thought that in the prime of my life I would go down to the gates of Sheol and be robbed of the rest of my life.
• Hebrews 5:7During his life on earth, Jesus prayed to God, who could save him from death. He prayed and pleaded with loud crying and tears, and he was heard because of his devotion to God.

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