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Psalms 55:4
4My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen on me.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)My heart pounds in my chest. The terror of death assaults me.
Context of Psalms 55:4
2hear me and answer me. My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught 3because of what my enemy is saying, because of the threats of the wicked; for they bring down suffering on me and assail me in their anger. My heart is in anguish within me; the terrors of death have fallen on me. 5Fear and trembling have beset me; horror has overwhelmed me. 6I said, “Oh, that I had the wings of a dove! I would fly away and be at rest.
Read all of Psalms 55Psalms 55:4 word by word
לִ֭בִּי יָחִ֣יל בְּקִרְבִּ֑י וְאֵימ֥וֹת מָ֝֗וֶת נָפְל֥וּ עָלָֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 55:4
- Psalms 6:3My soul is in deep anguish. How long, Lord, how long?
- Psalms 69:20Scorn has broken my heart and has left me helpless; I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found none.
- Psalms 88:3I am overwhelmed with troubles and my life draws near to death.
- Psalms 102:3For my days vanish like smoke; my bones burn like glowing embers.
- Matthew 26:37He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled.
- Mark 14:33He took Peter, James and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled.
- John 12:27“Now my soul is troubled, and what shall I say? ‘Father, save me from this hour’? No, it was for this very reason I came to this hour.
- 2 Corinthians 1:8We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and sisters, about the troubles we experienced in the province of Asia. We were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired of life itself.
- Psalms 18:4The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
- Psalms 116:3The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came over me; I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
- Isaiah 38:10I said, “In the prime of my life must I go through the gates of death and be robbed of the rest of my years?”
- Hebrews 5:7During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with fervent cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.
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
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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
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